[Elecraft] Now that the K-Pod is shipping, we could use your help with useful macros

[Jim McDonald]

This is explained better in KE7X's book, specifically the Memories section.
The Frequency Memory Editor program makes it easy to load the K3's memories.

73, Jim N7US


-----Original Message-----
I originally missed band stacking registers that I was used to before I got
my K3 in 2009, but I use work-arounds.

Two options:

1) Use the MEM 0-9 set to BAND SEL.  Then use the K3 Frequency Memory Editor
program to load memories for memories 0-9 and each band.  For instance, I
have the numeric keypad set:

1   160M
2    80M
3    40M
4    20M
5    15M
6    10M
7    30M
8    17M
9    12M
0     6M

Then, for each band M1 is set to a CW frequency, M2 is set to a RTTY
frequency, M3 is SSB, and M4 is JT65.

I'm used to it so I press M->V 4 to go to (the last frequency on) 20M.  Then
I press M->V M2 if I want to go to the RTTY frequency (with AGC, DATA MD,
bandwidth settings, etc.) on 20M I have programmed into that memory.

2) Much easier is to use a program like DXLab with its Commander rig control
module that includes 100 memories including mode, etc.  Clicking on a
cluster spot will QSY the radio and set the mode properly too.

73, Jim N7US


-----Original Message-----


This is one of the few things that annoys me about my K3S. I work a lot of
digital modes and switching back and forth between CW, SSB and Data is a
pain because of this.

On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Ian White <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk> wrote:

> This is a nice macro, but it's mostly a patch for a long-standing 
> firmware bug - namely that, on returning to a data sub-mode on any 
> particular band, the IF center frequency and bandwidth have often been 
> changed to something quite inappropriate.