[Elecraft] K3 Triple Macro - Corrected version

[Wayne Burdick]

The EEPROM is specified at 1,000,000 cycles, typical. I think that  
trumps the switch.

Wayne

On Jul 9, 2012, at 3:41 PM, valvetbone at netzero.com wrote:

> Wayne,
>
> I assume every time you push the switch, you write to the EEPROM.   
> What would wear out first, the switch or the EEPROM?  I assume it  
> would be the switch.
>
> Art  WB8ENE
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> To: "Rich - K1HTV" <k1htv at comcast.net>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Triple Macro - Corrected version
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:33:05 -0700
>
> Rich,
>
> This is a very clever use of the K3's macro facility.
>
> Here's how it works (for those who are not quite motivated enough to
> look up all those commands): Each of the three switch macros sets a
> different power level -- that's the obvious part (PCxxx). Normally,
> you'd assign each of them to a different programmable switch and leave
> it at that. Instead, Rich set up the macros so that holding PF2 not
> only changes the power level, it then *changes* PF2's macro assignment
> to the next macro in the sequence. The last macro (100 W) "wraps" back
> to the first macro (10 W).
>
> It's a little bit like self-modifying code. Wish I had thought of this
> myself :)
>
> You could use the same technique to set up a single programmable
> switch to top among a few favorite frequencies, or even bands, on
> repeated taps.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote:
>
> >
> > Macro#     Label      (10W) (Macro)    (6)     (PF2H)  (Menu)
> > 5               10W       PC010;MN110;SWT29;SWH47;SWT14;
> >
> >                Label      (50W) (Macro)    (7)       (PF2H) (Menu)
> > 6               50W      PC050;MN110;SWT33;SWH47;SWT14;
> >
> >               Label      (100W)  (Macro)   (5)      (PF2H)    (Menu)
> > 7              100W      PC100;MN110;SWT27;SWH47;SWT14;
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