[Elecraft] [K3] Macro control of AH-4 remote tuner (and other projects).

[Stephen Prior]

Glen

I too am using an Icom AH-4 tuner with the K3, it has behaved faultlessly
for the past 5 years.  Currently I have a manual push to make switch which I
manually push with the K3 in tune mode (7.5W) and that works fine.  I would,
however, love to be able to seemlessly integrate it with the K3 in some
manner.  I have the Yaesu tune control from The Better RF Company which
allows the AH-4 to work with the FT-857/897 radios but have never looked
into whether it could be adapted for use with the K3.

Too many things to do, too little time....

73 Stephen  G4SJP


On 29/10/2009 08:41, "Glen Torr" <glen.torr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi Wayne and all,
> 
> Thanks for the invite to ask Q's about macros.
> 
> I want a remote tuner for the K3 and have purchased an Icom AH-4.  I
> built a simple controller but have been thinking I would program a PIC
> to automate the process but maybe macros will provide a better
> solution. What I need to do is:-
> 
> 1) obtain and store current power
> 2) obtain and store current mode
> 3) set power to 10 W
> 4) set mode to CW
> 5) key TX
> 6) wait for tune successful (dig I/O on acc. skt).
> 7) restore power to stored value.
> 8) restore mode to stored value.
> 
> I was looking at the programmers reference to see if this was doable
> in a PIC but if I can do it in the K3 terrific.
> 
> Secondly, when the KX1 was released an article by Wayne appeared in
> the ARS Sojourner where Wayne said that at the expense of current
> projects the KX1 was developed, was the current project the K3?
> 
> Thanks all,
> 
> Glen VK1FB
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