[Elecraft] K3 Location of saved MACRO files?

Rich - K1HTV k1htv at comcast.net
Mon Jun 10 13:50:00 EDT 2013


After I write new macros to my K3 with the "K3 Utility"  I always click the 'SAVE' button.

The "K3 Utility" help file indicates:

"The Save button stores Macro Labels and Macro Commands on your Personal Computer. Click "Write Macros 1-8 to K3" to send macros to your K3."

However I have looked all over the computer in various Elecraft folders but can't find any file which has the saved macros. Also, there is no "SAVE AS" option available in the "K3 Utility" to save the macro file(s) into a specific folder.  

During this past weekend I had to write some new macros for use in the ARRL VHF contest with the K8GP Grid Pirates multiop station. I now need to restore the old, saved, K3 macros used for the home station operation. Where might I find the old ones? By using "SAVE" in the K3 Utility did I write over the old macros? Or does the K3 Utility save them with a unique file name for each 'SAVE', possibly with the date embedded in the file name?

What is the default folder location of 'SAVED' macros and what is/are the file name(s)? 

What really is needed is a new option in the 'Command tester/K3 Macros' section of the K3 Utility.  This option would give the K3 user the capability of copying saved macro data back into the K3 Utility 'Macro Label' and 'Macro Commands' boxes. This capability should be available for both the "Macros assignable to K3' tab as well as the 'Additional Macros' tabs in the K3.  

Fortunately I save each MACRO in a text file, so I can copy and paste each one into the 'K3 Utility'. But doing it manually is really a pain. We should be able to copy the saved data back into the K3 Utility.    

I hope that this capability can be implemented in a future version of the 'K3 Utility'.

73,
Rich - K1HTV



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