[Elecraft] P3 v1.57 / SVGA v1.31 BETA firmware available

[Gary Smith]

As much as I dislike being a "me too" person, Elecraft is to me, the 
epitome of proper product, service and respect. If we could only make
politicians in the same vein.

73,

Gary
KA1J
 
> Thank you Alan!  As always Elecraft is there with the right stuff at
> the right time!  THANKS AGAIN GENTS!!!
> -- 
> 73's, and thanks,
> Dave
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> On Fri, 2016-02-26 at 11:41 -0800, Alan wrote:
> > Yes, the issue is that after the P3 sends the UP7, DN7 command, etc.
> > to 
> > the K3 it doesn't receive the new frequency back from the K3 right
> > away. 
> >   So when the #FXT1 command (go to fixed-tune mode) is executed it
> > is 
> > based on the old K3 frequency, not the new one.
> > 
> > Adding a delay in the Genovation keypad solves the problem because
> > it 
> > gives the K3 time to update the P3 with the new frequency before 
> > executing the #FXT command.
> > 
> > Paul and I have been talking about it and may have come up with a
> > better 
> > way to do this.  Stay tuned.
> > 
> > Alan N1AL
> > 
> > 
> > On 02/26/2016 09:05 AM, Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote:
> > > Hi Dave,
> > > 
> > > The P3 does execute the commands one after another.   The problem
> > > is likely
> > > that the K3 commands take a little longer to execute and there is
> > > no waiting
> > > in the P3 for the K3 to change frequency.  In other words, the P3
> > > executes
> > > the serial commands in sequence.  It gets to a K3 command (DN7, UP7
> > > etc) and
> > > simply sends that over to the K3.  It then continues to execute the
> > > commands
> > > in the macro.   Using the P3 and/or K3 utility delivers the same
> > > results as
> > > would any program (Python, etc) that does not query the K3 for a
> > > reply.
> > > 
> > > While adding a delay after the K3 commands may help, there is
> > > probably a
> > > better way to do this.  Let me think about it for a while.
> > > 
> > > Kind regards,
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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