[Elecraft] Macro

[Jim McCook]

This is a K-3 macro that I find useful for general DXing.

To start, assume you are calling a DX station that has several other 
callers.You may have used your RIT or XIT or both, in order to get his 
attention on the best frequency.Suddenly he announces that he's 
listening "up." You need to "split," and fast, in order to be one of the 
first callers.You also must turn off the RIT/XIT, bring both receivers 
to the same frequency, and start tuning the pileup with the sub receiver.

The other situation is that you arrive on frequency when the DX station 
is already listening to a pileup higher in frequency.The drill is 
similar.  In both these situations you must remember to turn off the 
split afterward.

By pushing one button, such as PF1, you initiate a macro that does the 
following:

   1. Clears the RIT and/or XIT
   2. Turns off RIT and XIT in case they were on
   3. A>B (all) so both main and sub receiver are identical (if filters
      are identical)
   4. Turn on the sub receiver
   5. Move the main receiver up 2 Khz.

Here is the string:

RC;RT0;XT0;SWT13;SWT13;SB1;UP5;

L mix R is set to A Ab.Now you use the _main_ receiver to tune the 
pileup and transmit to the DX station.You did not use the SPLIT button. 
By avoiding its use you reduce the chance for transmitting on the wrong 
frequency later if you forget to turn it off.You transmit where you are 
listening in the pileup with the main vfo.

To return to normal, simply toggle the sub receiver off with a single 
keystroke.

73, Jim
W6YA