[Elecraft] K3 and N1MM; TNX for help

[Roger Dixon]

Fred
Regarding the repeat.  If you hit F1 for CQ - but send hold rather than tap
to M1 - you then use the K3's repeat function so you can set the repeat gap
directly on the K3.

Roger - G4BVY 



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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen
Sent: 11 October 2011 18:25
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 and N1MM; TNX for help

I do this and it works absolutely great.  Put the N1MM macros in the SSB
F-key slots.  They look like {CAT1ASC K31;SWTxx;} which tells N1MM to send
"SWTxx" to K3 radio 1.  "xx" is the front panel switch number for the Mx
keys:

M1: 21
M2: 31
M3: 35
M4: 39

All this does is emulate you tapping the M button.  You can also do SWHxx
for the HOLD function.  In fact, except for ARRL Sweepstakes with its really
long exchange, all I ever need is the CQ on M1, most contest exchanges are
so short and often have a variable component I have to say anyway that
storing them is more complicated than just saying them.

One issue, not really a problem, is to be aware that N1MM sends the macro
and thinks it is done.  It has no idea how long your message[s] is/are.  So,
when setting the AutoCQ Repeat Interval, you have to add the length of your
message to the repeat delay you want.

Because N1MM evaluates macros immediately, I've been unable to get a
"toggle" between Bank 1 and Bank 2 of the K3 DVR to work right, but I've
also never needed it.

I've checked with several locals using different combinations of spoken and
recorded audio, sometimes together, and they cannot tell the difference.
All the levels match perfectly, and there's a lot less wiring for hum and RF
to get into.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org

On 10/11/2011 7:34 AM, Roger Dixon wrote:
> Hi Karlfried
> There is another approach.  Use the internal K3 digital voice 
> recorder.  You can set macros on the N1MM F keys to play the DVR 
> messages.  That way the recorded messages will sound exactly the same 
> as the live voice as the same microphone/settings were used for the 
> recording.  Other benefits are that the mike is not live and you have 
> not introduced other paths (computer and/or computer to rig audio path)
where RF can enter.
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