Here is a macro that does most of what you are asking for (no it doesn't use rit it uses the Sub RX)
it makes a few assumptions 1/ that you are already in CW-T mode, you would need to be in this mode to use auto spot anyway 2/ that it's ok to grab VFO B and make it the TX VFO here's the macro FT0;RT0;LN0;DV0;SWT13;SWT13;SWH13;SWT42; First get to a consistent state FT0; transmit VFOA RT0; rx vfo A LN0; unlink the 2 vfo's DV0; Diversity mode off SWT13; SWT13; (twice, copies all parameters to VFOB) SWH13; Turns split on SWT42; activates Auto Spot I tried coding in a couple of commands to enable CW-T then disable it again when the macro was finished but this didn't work too well as CW-T was being disabled before the spot routine had finished Use the K3 utility to load the macro, then assign it to a shortcut button and you have 1 button access to this from the radio. Only use one press as further presses will move the txvfo as well. use the normal spot button if you need to try again. I have tried it, it works. there may be a better way to code this macro I can still see no use whatsoever for this 'feature' but that is simply my Personal opinion. 73's Brendan EI6IZ The Smiths wrote: > stop, STOP, STOP. Please stop trying to tell me why I don't want a > feature that I'm asking for! I KNOW how the spot works, I use it ALL > the time, I KNOW how my RIT works, I use that all the time... I know > when and how to use my Width control knob. I know when I can use my > spot button with it. > > People, it's a freaking Spot and RIT combination that I'm looking for > here. I'm not looking for any of you to tell me how I can do the same > thing, when a simple one button push of the spot button will do > EVERYTHING I'm asking for. > You don't need to explain to me how I can tune in a second K3 to another > band, listen to a harmonic, then hit my sub receiver on, then use the > spot button while turning my 3rd receiver's vfo control to zero beat the > signal.. > > I just want the Spot button to simply work as a Zero beat control when > the RIT button is on, WITHOUT moving my Transmit freq. I'll worry about > how all the rest of the operations of my station function. It's > really just that simple. > > Some of you guys on the reflector just want to make things harder than > they need to be, I have to figure it's because you have an engineering > degree, and don't know how to think like the "simple man". > > 1. This is why my mother took 12 years to figure out how to set the > clock on her VCR. Too bad I had to take it away and replace it > with a DVD player. I suspect it will take her another 10 to > figure the menus out on that one too. > > > > > > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 auto spot function > > From: ei6iz.bren...@gmail.com > > To: notforc...@hotmail.com > > CC: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:48:44 +0000 > > > > But auto spot can ONLY work on signals inside the passband to it cant > > help in this situation in any case. > > Presumably you are using a very narrow filter because you have nearby > > strong signals > > I don't see how it can help in this siutaton > > > > > > On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 00:53 +0000, The Smiths wrote: > > > I DISSAGREE with you completely. When you use a 100/50Hz Narrow > > > Bandwidth setting you NEED to have the other station Zero Beated or > > > they fall out of the bandwidth area, or become hard to find with the > > > Shift control. > > > > > > I don't know about you, but I've set my pitch control to a freq. that > > > I enjoy hearing, or is best for my hearing. If I could QUICKLY and > > > without work just tap a button and Zero Beat the person to the > > > selected freq. that I know suites my hearing, I don't see this as an > > > unnecessary feature. The spot button is used for EXACTALLY the same > > > reason, just with Transmit now.. Why not allow it to do the same > > > helpful thing with receive??? > > > > > > Again, as I've said before, Don't turn it on if you don't find use for > > > it. Yes, RIT works too, but just as the other person was saying in > > > his original post, HE IS TONE DETH and can't tune in the signals to > > > his pitch freq... that's why he uses the SPOT feature. This would > > > allow him to have the same simple control with the RIT as well. > > > For those of you that will argue that we have the CWT "goal post" > > > indicator, I say this, I've found many times where it either doesn't > > > work well, or it indicates a Zero beat when you are pretty far off. > > > > > > Again, this is an OPTION that can be used to HELP people. It doesn't > > > offer ANY negative operations to your radio. Why people fight things > > > so hard is just wondrous to me. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. 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