[Elecraft] Help with a Macro from the K3 to turn on the KAP500

[Tom]

Hi,
Ok it seems this is cleared up. Thanks Dirk. But it was Bill who thought it could be done, not me. I know it can't.
BTW, there is a command that can turn on the KPA via a serial connection.
Tom

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On 2013-07-17, at 10:12 PM, Don Wilhelm <don at w3fpr.com> wrote:

> Tom,
> 
> I am saying that it is not possible unless extreme measures in an intervening computer are employed.  The application to pipe a macro from the K3 to a KPA500 is not trivial and I do not know of an application that will do that.  Of course, it is not beyond the capabilities of an adept programmer who can develop such a specialized application.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 7/17/2013 9:27 PM, Tom wrote:
>> Don,
>> Don't quite follow here... Are you agreeing or not?
>> My understanding without actually looking up the acc cable is that only band data, and standby operate status is exchanged. Is this not the case?
>> At one point I called elecraft about this specifically and they told me you need the dedicated serial port for the kpa to control it.
>> Tom
>> 
>> va2fsq.com
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 2013-07-17, at 5:34 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> Think about it a bit.  The K3 ACC cable connects to the KPA500 for the band data only.  So how could any form of a command be passed over the band data lines?
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>> 
>>> On 7/17/2013 5:29 PM, Tom wrote:
>>>> Ok could be undocumented.
>>>> Lets hope Wayne chimes in.
>>>> 
>>>> Tom
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>>>> On 2013-07-17, at 5:25 PM, William Levy <wglevy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Not what Wayne says.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Tom <tomb18 at videotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>> Yes they talk to each other but only send band change info and certain other statuses. To do this with only a macro and no possible hardware is not possible
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>> va2fsq.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 2013-07-17, at 5:06 PM, William Levy <wglevy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes, but they are connected directly in the back of the K3 with one of the AUX cables so they feed each other that way.
>>>>>>> Thus the K3, Amp and ATU all talk to each other.
>>>>>>> Thus the need to be able from the K3 to turn on the Amp.
>>>>>>> Bill N2WL
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Tom wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>> That would be news to me, since the k3 and kpa use different serial ports.
>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>> va1fsq.com
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 2013-07-17, at 2:24 PM, William Levy <wglevy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Somewhere I thought there was written a short macro to designate a button
>>>>>>>>> on the K3 to turn on the Amp from the K3.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Any help with that would be greatly appreciated. This old ham has his fist
>>>>>>>>> in to too many old radios at the moment to sit down and figure out code.
>>>>>>>>> Too busy reading resistor codes. All  help appreciated. Thanks, Bill N2WL
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>>>>>> On 2013-07-17, at 5:06 PM, William Levy <wglevy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes, but they are connected directly in the back of the K3 with one of the AUX cables so they feed each other that way.
>>>>>>> Thus the K3, Amp and ATU all talk to each other.
>>>>>>> Thus the need to be able from the K3 to turn on the Amp.
>>>>>>> Bill N2WL
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Tom wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>> That would be news to me, since the k3 and kpa use different serial ports.
>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>> va1fsq.com
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 2013-07-17, at 2:24 PM, William Levy <wglevy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Somewhere I thought there was written a short macro to designate a button
>>>>>>>>> on the K3 to turn on the Amp from the K3.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Any help with that would be greatly appreciated. This old ham has his fist
>>>>>>>>> in to too many old radios at the moment to sit down and figure out code.
>>>>>>>>> Too busy reading resistor codes. All  help appreciated. Thanks, Bill N2WL
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