[Elecraft] [K3] Toggle macros

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Rich,

> But, once the macros are assigned from the present 8 K3 memories to
> specific keys in the K3, there is not reason why these memories can
> not be written over for the next batch of 8 different macros to be
> assigned as multiple macros to other 1-8 or PF keys.

There's the rub ...  if you load new values to Macro 1 - Macro 8 your
multi-state macro *will no longer work correctly*.  The multi-state
macros work by *assigning new values* to the key every time you press
it. If you change the contents of Macro 1 - Macro 8 the new value
of Macro 'n' will be assigned to the key - not what is expected by the
multi-state macro.
73,

    ... Joe, W4TV



On 7/11/2012 2:47 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote:
> Joe,
>     Yes, more macro slots would be helpful. It would be great to be able to
> transfer not only Macros 1-8 in the K3 Utility, but also Macros 9-16, which
> presently can NOT be sent to the K3.
>
> But, once the macros are assigned from the present 8 K3 memories to specific
> keys in the K3, there is not reason why these memories can not be written over
> for the next batch of 8 different macros to be assigned as multiple macros to
> other 1-8 or PF keys.
>
> 73,
> Rich - K1HTV
>
> = = =
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:lists at subich.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 14:13
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Toggle macros
>
>
> Given the usability of these "multi state macros" it would be valuable if Wayne
> would extend the number of macro slots that can be assigned to K3 switches.  In
> effect each of these "toggle" or "tri-state" macros is two or three individual
> macros that remap the key on each step - with at least 10 assignable keys (M1-M4
> tap, M1-M4 hold, PF1, PF2) if each key were used for a multi-state application
> the number of required macro slots could easily exceed 20 if each key were used
> for a toggle function.
>
> If one does not use DVK/CW/FSK memories, the number of available keys
> (10) already exceeds the number of assignable macro slots (8).
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> On 7/11/2012 8:17 AM, GW0ETF wrote:
>> Apologies if this is 'yesterday's news'.......
>>
>> When I'm S&Ping in a contest with the 2nd receiver in the right ear
>> (A-AB) I like to be able to switch quickly to sub in both ears
>> (AB-AB); often it makes it easier to copy a weaker signal.
>>
>> I've been doing this with 2 macros to switch the L-MIX-R menu item,
>> one allocated to M4 TAP and the other to M4 HOLD. After reading the
>> recent posts on the K3 Triple Macro ('self modifying code') for
>> cycling power levels I realised I should be able to set up the audio
>> mixing macro on just one button as a true toggle switch, and the
>> following 2 macros both allocated to
>> M4 TAP does just that and now releases the M4 HOLD for another macro.
>>
>> MACRO 5		AB AB   	MN111;MP003;MN110;SWT29;SWT39;SWT14;
>> MACRO 6		A AB	        MN111;MP001;MN110;SWT27;SWT39;SWT14;
>>
>> Thanks to whoever thought of all this, it's pretty neat. The first 2
>> fields
>> (MN111;MP003;etc) switch the L-MIX-R and were originally allocated to
>> tap and hold separately; the other fields reset the macro as in the
>> 'Triple Macro' examples.
>>
>> As an aside, it would be great to be able to comment the macros (in K3
>> Utility?) especially when they're a bit involved like this; I've not
>> found this is possible. Presumably this won't work unless the
>> 'comments' are stored in the K3's EEPROM....with the inevitable space issues?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Stewart, GW0ETF
>>
>>
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