Re: [Elecraft] Request for Elecraft K3 Utility program
Julian, G4ILO wrote: > I don't think the terminal function in the Elecraft Utility was intended for > this sort of use. It was meant for testing out command sequences. Why, may I > ask, are you using it like this? There are various other programs that can > send CW from the keyboard, with the kind of macro support you are > requesting, including my own program KComm. Thank you, Julian. I was not aware of KComm. I downloaded it. The set up was straightforward and it seems to work quite nicely. Will definitely explore its capabilities as it seems to be very close to what I'm looking for. Thanks for making this program available. 73, Bill/NG3K __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Request for Elecraft K3 Utility program
Bill Feidt wrote: > > I second Jim's enthusiasm regarding the little terminal program included > with the K3 utility software. His idea about having an "immediate send" > option is a good one. > > Another modification that would be immensely useful for casual contest > participants would be the creation of two variables that would be > callable from within any of the function key macros: > >$serial >$callsign > > $serial would be a number that would be assignable as part of the user > interface. An associated "increment" button would allow the user to > increment the number by 1. The number could also be changed to any > desired value on the screen by the user. Whatever number currently > appears in the field would be sent to the send buffer when called from > within a user macro, e.g. > >F3: 599 nr $serial bk > > $callsign would be set up in a similar fashion and would be changeable > by the user on the screen. The value of $callsign would be sent to the > send buffer when called from within a user macro, e.g. > >F3: $callsign tu 599 nr $serial bk > > I don't think the terminal function in the Elecraft Utility was intended for this sort of use. It was meant for testing out command sequences. Why, may I ask, are you using it like this? There are various other programs that can send CW from the keyboard, with the kind of macro support you are requesting, including my own program KComm. - Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.g4ilo.com/blog.html G4ILO's Bloghttp://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Request-for-Elecraft-K3-Utility-program-tp2381160p2384511.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Request for Elecraft K3 Utility program
I second Jim's enthusiasm regarding the little terminal program included with the K3 utility software. His idea about having an "immediate send" option is a good one. Another modification that would be immensely useful for casual contest participants would be the creation of two variables that would be callable from within any of the function key macros: $serial $callsign $serial would be a number that would be assignable as part of the user interface. An associated "increment" button would allow the user to increment the number by 1. The number could also be changed to any desired value on the screen by the user. Whatever number currently appears in the field would be sent to the send buffer when called from within a user macro, e.g. F3: 599 nr $serial bk $callsign would be set up in a similar fashion and would be changeable by the user on the screen. The value of $callsign would be sent to the send buffer when called from within a user macro, e.g. F3: $callsign tu 599 nr $serial bk 73, Bill/NG3K __ 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
[Elecraft] Request for Elecraft K3 Utility program
The Elecraft K3 Utility program, is a great thing to have and is handy as an extra pair of hands. It provides, not only the conduit to upload firmware and make changes in the K3 but it also has a really nice terminal program to display what the K3 has decoded. My request is for an addition in the Terminal section. If I had a chance to suggest an addition to this program, however, I would ask that the use of the Memory keys be available as a one click operation rather than two but to make that addition as an option. Now, one must click on the Memory button and then on the Transmit button when you want to actually send it. Often this is exactly how you want to use this feature, however, if an option was added (TX data immediately) to just click on the Memory button and it adds the memory data to the buffer and immediately transmits it, that would save a step and often times, this could be extra helpful. I also would hope it could be optional so the times where you want to have the message "locked and loaded" and ready to be sent at just the right time as it is now. Also the current way allows multiple messages to be combined in the buffer. This request is for an "in addition to" and not an "in place of" which, by the way is the same answer I gave my wife when I told her I was ordering a K3 and she asked, "Which radio does it replace?" A second request along the same line, is to have an "Ooops" button to clear the transmit buffer like the current Clear button which flushes the received buffer. Obviously, if the first request above was made (immediate TX on Memory button click) but not made optional, there would be no need for this second request. Personally, I'd like to see both options implemented. Still, the K3 Utility program is a super addition to K3 operation, just the way it is now. Thanks and 73, Jim - K5LAD "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -- Sam Levenson = My Web Page - http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad __ 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
