[Elecraft] genovation keypad

[Wes Stewart]

Where did I say anything about a P3?

On 9/28/2016 9:20 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> On Wed, 2016-09-28 at 16:13 -0700, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> And therein is the rub.  All of these schemes, including the K-Pod, I
>> believe, require recording macros *in the radio* and recalling them
>> with button pushes, taps/etc.
> The Genovation keypad does not trigger anything in the K3, it triggers a
> macro from the P3, which you preload.
>
>> I would like (and would purchase) a keypad that takes a simple push of
>> a button to execute a command (recorded in the keypad) to perform a
>> function.
> Using the Genovation, you get essentially this.  You stack as many
> macros as you want, load them into the P3, then trigger that macro
> cluster from the Genovation with a single keytap.  The P3 then fires the
> macro cluster to the K3.
>
>> I detest tap and/or hold and want the function performed regardless of
>> how long I hold the button.  For example: button 1 sends the command
>> string to go split and TX up 1 to the radio just like I would using
>> the K3 Utility.  Button 2, clears that command, and so on and so
>> forth.
> This is exactly how the Genovation works...  There are no press and hold
> functions possible with the Genovation.  It uses the macro sets Elecraft
> provides, some of which perform the same function a press and hold, only
> you trigger it with a single keypress on the Genovation.
>
> If there is a macro for it, then you can trigger it with a single press
> of the Genovation, be it instant, or a 10 minutes press, the result is
> the same...  An example is the "Split + 5" macro, it does the following
> with a single instantaneous keytap:
>
> 1.  Puts the radio in split.
> 2.  Shifts the P3 display to show the DX on the left edge.
> 3.  Positions the transmit VFO 5 up from the DX.
> 4.  Sets the P3 span to 6 KHz wide.
> 5.  Sets the appropriate mode for the P3.
>
> The result you as a user will see for your single keytap is that the DX
> is moved to the left side of the P3, showing the high 5 KHz on the right
> of the P3 screen, allowing you to control where you transmit using the
> VFO B knob.  All with a single tap of a single key.
>
> All I do as the user, is press the SPLIT +5 button on the Genovation,
> and all of the above happens.  I just find a hole in the pile up and
> send my call using a second button...  Once the DX returns my call, I
> press a third button and the report is sent.  DX worked...  I log it,
> and move on...
>
> For me, it matters not where the commands are stored, what matters is
> what happens when I touch a key.
>
> See:
> http://nk7z.net/adding-an-external-keypad-to-the-k3/
>
> Start at the section labeled, "How the P3/SVGA works", to get a more
> detailed overview of what is happening when you tap a key on the
> Genovation.
>