[Elecraft] [K144XV] [K3] Programmable memory?

[Oliver Johns]

Thanks, Dick.  Also thanks to Brian Hunt.  Will try that.

--Oliver
W6ODJ

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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Dick Dievendorff <dick at elecraft.com> wrote:
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> http://www.elecraft.com/K3/FreqMemEdit/K3_Freq_Mem_Editor.htm
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> 73 de Dick, K6KR
> 
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 19:46, Oliver Johns <ojohns at metacosmos.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Just finished installing a K144XV + K144RFLK in my older K3.  Had to exchange for a KXV3a also.  Went well and everything appears to work as advertised.  But, let me tell you, this exercise renewed and deepened my hatred for those TMP coax connectors.  I accept what Wayne says about their reliability.  But, they sure are a capital P in the A to plug and unplug!  Price of excellence.
>> 
>> Am now programming the local repeaters into the memory locations.  This is not quite as tedious as manually programming a BaoFeng UV5r, but it is really close.  And the BaoFeng can be programmed using a nice utility called CHIRP that lets you enter settings in a spreadsheet and then press a button to transfer them en bloc.
>> 
>> Not so for the K3.  You have to do it all by hand.  Which brings me to my point.  Could there be a couple of programmer's commands added to set the memories?  Then maybe someone could write a nice Python program to do it with a computer, or maybe port CHIRP.  Maybe something like:
>> ZFxxx145.3205;  (set frequency)
>> ZTxxx088.5+;      (set tone)
>> ZLxxx*W1AW;     (set label)
>> where the xxx stands for memory slot 000 to 099. 
>> 
>> Also, while I'm at it, why are there only 5 slots in the label?  After the "*", there are only four free.  Not enough for a typical call sign, or much of anything else.  Maybe that is due to memory limitations?
>> 
>> Taking the K3 apart and putting it back together reminded me what a lovely, precision piece of equipment it really is. Amazing what fits in that little box!
>> 
>> Thanks for reading this far.
>> 
>> Oliver
>> W6ODJ
>> 
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