[Elecraft] How to build a quick split macro for memory button

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

Thanks everyone for the replies I now have them built and working.

Cheers
Don

~73
Don
KD8NNU
FH#4107
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On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Brendan Minish wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> macros are a great feature. As you are building them you can test them
> with the Elecraft utility and when you are happy you upload them to 
> the
> radio you can set up a macro for anything you can define as a series 
> of
> commands.
> take a look at the K3 programming reference guide to see what commands
> are available for use (basically everything including accessing menus 
> ) Once macros are uploaded to the radio you can assign them to
>
> M1-M4 tap and M1-M4 Hold as well as PF1 and PF2
> My Spit +2 looks like (assigned M2-tap)
>
> DV0;SWT13;SW13;FT1;UPB5;XT0;SB1;MN111;MP001;MN255;BW$0100;
>
>
> Broken down this is
> DV0; (diversity off)
> SWT13;SW13; (two taps of A>B) to copy all settings FT1; Split on UPB5; 
> up 2 Khz (UPB4; up 1KHz UPB6; up 3Khz, UPB7; 5Khz )
> XT0; (XIT off )
> SB1; (Sub RX on)
> MN111;MP001;MN255; (L-mix-R) to A Ab (main in both ears, sub in right)
> BW$0100; (Set VFOB filter to 1Khz to make hearing the callers easier)
>
> I also have a clean-up macro that puts things back to a normal,
> consistent state (assigned M2-Hold)
> FT0;RT0;DV0;SB1;MN111;MP000;MN255;SB0;
>
> Broken down this is
> FT0; Split off
> RT0; RIT off
> DV0; Diversity off
> SB1; SUB on (needs to be on for next command to be valid)
> MN111;MP000;MN255; (set L-mix-R to A B )
> SB0; SUB off again
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> On Sat, 2015-02-21 at 14:30 -0500, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
>> Ok more reading and searching the internet has got me started.   I 
>> see you need to use the elecraft utility to make a macro and assign 
>> it to a memory button.   I was trying to figure out how to do it 
>> using the radio front panel.
>>
>>
>> ~73
>> Don
>> KD8NNU
>> FH#4107
>> -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..-
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:17 PM, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
>>
>>> All the talk about split has made me want to build a quick split 
>>> macro or memory button.
>>>
>>> I started to read the manual but its not making sense to me.  I 
>>> guess some stuff I just need some help to learn.
>>>
>>> Anyway what I think I want is to set up a macro button that would do 
>>> the A>B double tap function then add 5k to VFOB (up 5)  and then put 
>>> the radio in split.   Also a similar one for adding 1k to VFOB (up 1 
>>> for CW).
>>>
>>> How would I do this and assign to M1 or M2.
>>>
>>> I know this should be simple but what I am reading is not sinking 
>>> in.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for someone who can explain into my thick skull.
>>>
>>> ~73
>>> Don
>>> KD8NNU
>>> FH#4107
>>> -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..-
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