[Elecraft] Tech passing us by - was Re: Mouse-n-Click QSY

[Wes Stewart]

I said below: "To get back to one button, I've put PF1 on K-Pod PF3"

I did misspeak when I said, referring to the K-Pod, PF1 & PF2, I meant F1 and F2.:-)




On 2/16/2017 8:55 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:
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> Although it doesn't guard against accidentally holding KPod F1 or F2, another 
> thing you can do is assign your recursive or self programming macros (now 
> Macro 1 and Macro 2?) to be activated by a hold of PF1 and then make another 
> macro say Macro 16 that holds PF1 (SWH45).  That does use up another of the 16 
> total macros but now just tapping Kpod F8 will toggle between split and non-split
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> Cheers,
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> Fred KE7X
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> I have two re-programming macros, Split + 1 and No Split in Macro 1 and Macro 2
> respectively. in my K3S. In the radio these are assigned to PF1.  Hold PF1, go
> to Split; hold it again, cancel split.   Now, to avoid disasters, using the
> K-Pod, I must program both tap and hold of PF1 and PF2 respectively to split and
> cancel split.  So there are four functions tied up to do what I can do with one
> button push on the K3S.  To get back to one button, I've put radio PF1 on K-Pod
> PF3. Confusing, no?
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> IMHO, to fulfill its promise, the K-Pod should hold the macros and send them to
> the radio.  They should be programmable in the K-Pod via USB.
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> Wes  N7WS
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