[Elecraft] PX3 BETA 1.45 firmware now available

[Joe Stone (KF5WBO)]

Great job, Paul.  I tested all of the new features this evening (and early
morning) and have sent you detailed test results.

I would like to highlight one feature in particular.  The new PX3 #MAA and
#MBA commands control the PX3 markers.  These commands can be assigned to a
remote knob such as the Pignology PigKnob.  The commands have a variant in
which the increment need not be specified, but rather the PX3 adopts the
per-span / per-mode default increment (just like with the PX3 knob).  In
short, you just specify "up" or "down".  If only the KX3 UP/UPB and DN/DNB
remote control commands supported this variant.  Hint, hint.

I don't own a PigKnob, but I'll take a crack at the syntax ...

The following (partial) syntax will allow the PigKnob to control PX3 marker
A and QSY the KX3 VFO A frequency to the marker A frequency by pressing
button B1, 

    CMD> p
    Buttons:
    B1: ;#QSY1;
    Knob:
    CW: ;#MAA+;
    CC: ;#MAA-;

Note:  You'll want to make sure marker A is enabled, either through button
B1 in conjunction with the #QSY1 remote control command, through a second
PigKnob button, via the PX3 itself, ...

Alternatively, you could control both PX3 marker A and marker B and QSY the
KX3 VFO A frequency to the active marker frequency,

    CMD> p
    Buttons:
    B1: ;#QSY1;
    Knob:
    CW: ;#MAA+;
    FCW: ;#MBA+;
    CC: ;#MAA-;
    FCC: ;#MBA-;

or even control KX3 VFO A (or VFO B) and PX3 marker A (or marker B),

    CMD> p
    Buttons:
    B1: ;#QSY1;
    Knob:
    CW: ;UP;
    FCW: ;#MAA+;    
    CC: ;DN;
    FCC: ;#MAA-;

If someone could test the new PX3 #MAA and #MBA commands using the PigKnob
that would be great.  I'm sure Nick will clean up my PigKnob syntax.

73's

Joe Stone
KF5WBO



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