[Elecraft] KX3 CW Memory Use

[Jesper Henriksen]

One method I can think of is to create a macro that transmits a CW
memory. The macro can then be assigned to the PF1 or PF2 keys. That way,
you can transmit the CW memory by holding PF1 or PF2. Not tested, but in
theory it should work. The downside of course, is that you only have two
buttons available, so only two memories accessible that way. And having
to hold rather than tap a key naturally introduces a delay.

If you have the KX3 attached to a computer running Linux, you could use
xbindkeys to bind any keyboard or mouse key to any command, including a
command to make the KX3 transmit any message. I've used that method to
transform my otherwise unused "back" mouse buttom into a PTT key:

# ~/.xbindkeysrc
"echo 'RX;' >> /dev/rig"
   m:0x0 + b:8 + Release
"stty -F /dev/rig 38400; echo 'TX;' >> /dev/rig"
   m:0x0 + b:8

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Jesper Henriksen

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 11:21:45AM -0800, John Watkins wrote:
> Does anyone have a work around for me.  I use a few of the CW memories as I am working stations with pileups and many times I have grabbed the APF only to find out that I had already hit the MSG key earlier, of course then sending memory 3.  Finally had to just delete the #3 memory so I would not transmit when I did not want to.
> 
> Is there any 'one key' method to transmit a CW memory?
> 
> Thanks, John N0EVH