[Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button
All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split macro or memory button. I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me. I guess some stuff I just need some help to learn. Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do the AB double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5) and then put the radio in split. Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 for CW). How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2. I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking in. Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button
Thanks everyone for the replies I now have them built and working. Cheers Don ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Brendan Minish wrote: Hi Don, macros are a great feature. As you are building them you can test them with the Elecraft utility and when you are happy you upload them to the radio you can set up a macro for anything you can define as a series of commands. take a look at the K3 programming reference guide to see what commands are available for use (basically everything including accessing menus ) Once macros are uploaded to the radio you can assign them to M1-M4 tap and M1-M4 Hold as well as PF1 and PF2 My Spit +2 looks like (assigned M2-tap) DV0;SWT13;SW13;FT1;UPB5;XT0;SB1;MN111;MP001;MN255;BW$0100; Broken down this is DV0; (diversity off) SWT13;SW13; (two taps of AB) to copy all settings FT1; Split on UPB5; up 2 Khz (UPB4; up 1KHz UPB6; up 3Khz, UPB7; 5Khz ) XT0; (XIT off ) SB1; (Sub RX on) MN111;MP001;MN255; (L-mix-R) to A Ab (main in both ears, sub in right) BW$0100; (Set VFOB filter to 1Khz to make hearing the callers easier) I also have a clean-up macro that puts things back to a normal, consistent state (assigned M2-Hold) FT0;RT0;DV0;SB1;MN111;MP000;MN255;SB0; Broken down this is FT0; Split off RT0; RIT off DV0; Diversity off SB1; SUB on (needs to be on for next command to be valid) MN111;MP000;MN255; (set L-mix-R to A B ) SB0; SUB off again hope this helps On Sat, 2015-02-21 at 14:30 -0500, gold...@charter.net wrote: Ok more reading and searching the internet has got me started. I see you need to use the elecraft utility to make a macro and assign it to a memory button. I was trying to figure out how to do it using the radio front panel. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:17 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote: All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split macro or memory button. I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me. I guess some stuff I just need some help to learn. Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do the AB double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5) and then put the radio in split. Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 for CW). How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2. I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking in. Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to gold...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ei6iz.bren...@gmail.com -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button
Ok more reading and searching the internet has got me started. I see you need to use the elecraft utility to make a macro and assign it to a memory button. I was trying to figure out how to do it using the radio front panel. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:17 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote: All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split macro or memory button. I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me. I guess some stuff I just need some help to learn. Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do the AB double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5) and then put the radio in split. Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 for CW). How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2. I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking in. Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to gold...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button
Hi Don, macros are a great feature. As you are building them you can test them with the Elecraft utility and when you are happy you upload them to the radio you can set up a macro for anything you can define as a series of commands. take a look at the K3 programming reference guide to see what commands are available for use (basically everything including accessing menus ) Once macros are uploaded to the radio you can assign them to M1-M4 tap and M1-M4 Hold as well as PF1 and PF2 My Spit +2 looks like (assigned M2-tap) DV0;SWT13;SW13;FT1;UPB5;XT0;SB1;MN111;MP001;MN255;BW$0100; Broken down this is DV0; (diversity off) SWT13;SW13; (two taps of AB) to copy all settings FT1; Split on UPB5; up 2 Khz (UPB4; up 1KHz UPB6; up 3Khz, UPB7; 5Khz ) XT0; (XIT off ) SB1; (Sub RX on) MN111;MP001;MN255; (L-mix-R) to A Ab (main in both ears, sub in right) BW$0100; (Set VFOB filter to 1Khz to make hearing the callers easier) I also have a clean-up macro that puts things back to a normal, consistent state (assigned M2-Hold) FT0;RT0;DV0;SB1;MN111;MP000;MN255;SB0; Broken down this is FT0; Split off RT0; RIT off DV0; Diversity off SB1; SUB on (needs to be on for next command to be valid) MN111;MP000;MN255; (set L-mix-R to A B ) SB0; SUB off again hope this helps On Sat, 2015-02-21 at 14:30 -0500, gold...@charter.net wrote: Ok more reading and searching the internet has got me started. I see you need to use the elecraft utility to make a macro and assign it to a memory button. I was trying to figure out how to do it using the radio front panel. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:17 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote: All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split macro or memory button. I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me. I guess some stuff I just need some help to learn. Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do the AB double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5) and then put the radio in split. Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 for CW). How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2. I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking in. Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to gold...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ei6iz.bren...@gmail.com -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button
Here's a simple one. I'll explain it and then tell you how to assign it to a button. SWT13;SWT13;FT1;UPB5;SB1; This does the following: SWT13;SWT13; A-B, twice FT1; SPLIT on UPB5; VFO B up 2 kHz (yes, it's not a typo. The 5 means 2 kHz) SB1; turn on the SUBRX Of course if you don't have a subreceiver you don't need the SB1; Also note that I have CONFIG: L--MIX--R set to A Ab so that I will hear the DX in the left and right channels and the pileup in the right channel. I find that most comfortable. If you just want split without the subrx, you can just tab SUB after going into split. OK, now what you do is go to the K3 Utility and select the Command Tester/K3 Macros tab, and click Edit Macros. Click Read Macros from K3 in case you already have some. Put the string of your macro in an empty slot and give it a name like SPLIT. Note the number of the slot. Then click Write Macros to K3. Click SAVE and you are done with the Utility. Now go to the K3 and hold Menu. Select CONFIG:Function. Now tap the K3 numeric button that corresponds to the macro slot that you used. If it was number 2, tap the 2 button. You should get MACRO 2 in the VFO B display. Now just tap or hold the programmable button that you want to assign it to (hold PF1 or PF2 or tap or hold one of the M1-M4 buttons). It sounds a lot harder than it is. On 21 Feb 2015 20:17, gold...@charter.net wrote: All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split macro or memory button. I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me. I guess some stuff I just need some help to learn. Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do the AB double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5) and then put the radio in split. Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 for CW). How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2. I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking in. Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -- 73, Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO Rehovot, Israel http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
