[Elecraft] KX3 (SN01674) and CW in SSB - Feature request

[Martin Theodor Grewe]

Hi @ll,

a final update to explain what can be done:

use macros and assign these to button PF1 and/or PF2:
PF1 - CWINSSB DELAY;MD3;KS014;BW0240;ML005;MG033;AG040;SWT11;SWT19;
PF2 - CLEANUP
DELAY;MD3;BW0240;ML005;MD2;DELAY;MN255;BW0240;ML001;NL0100;NB1;PA1;XT0;RT0;RA0;SQ0;SB0;LN0;LK0;AG040;BN16;DB05;

First: go to menu CW WGHT, tap PRE to "SSB +CW", tap CM;P to "VFO OFS".
PF1 means: you're in SSB-Mode, somebody is calling you in CW. PF1 switch to
CW, set CW keyer speed, bandwidth, monitor level, mic gain, send cw keyer 1
message
PF2 means: cleanup settings. CW bandwidth 2.4kHz, monitor level 5, mode
SSB, exit menue, bandwidth 2.4kHz, monitor level 1, NB on with level 1, PRE
on, XIT off, RIT off, ATT off,
squelch off, link vfo off, vfo lock off, audio level 40, go to 2m band,
display PA2 temp.

Thanks for the ideas and help.

73 de Martin, DL1MTG

2017-07-28 19:13 GMT+02:00 Martin Theodor Grewe <mt.grewe at gmail.com>:

> Hi Don,
>
> thanks for your answer and the idea to use macros.
>
> At this time I use KX3 utility to setup a macro for testing.
>
> E.g.:
> Macro 2: CWINSSB DELAY;MD3;DELAY;DELAY;KS014;BW0240;SWT11;SWT19;MD2;
> Starting mode: SSB: switch to CW, Keyer speed 14, bandwith 2.4kHz, Key MSG
> and Key 1... then back to SSB.
>
> Due to the "CW Text to send"-time the MD2 is ignored and I do not like to
> set "random" DELAYs to get MD2 working, depending an keyer speed.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Kind regards,
> 73 de Martin, DL1MTG
>
> 2017-07-28 0:15 GMT+02:00 Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>:
>
>> Martin,
>>
>> Yes, the CW memories will not work well with CW in SSB.
>> Input from the paddles or hand key should work fine.
>>
>> If you must use the CW memories, you must switch to CW mode and set the
>> frequency above or below the SSB frequency.  Perhaps a macro could be
>> created to do that with one button push, and another to go back to SSB.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>>
>> On 7/27/2017 8:39 AM, Martin Theodor Grewe wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Don,
>>>
>>> thanks for your answer ​and Explanation. CW WGHT is known but not
>>> helpful in this case.
>>>
>>> I'll try to explan: CW WGHT is set to 800Hz. I'am operating in USB,
>>> using CW-In-SSB. I can answer the station.
>>> But station cannot read my signal, I try to answer with an stored CW
>>> Memory because I am lazy. Now I have to
>>> change mode from SSB to CW to get CW Memory ... and so on with the next
>>> SSB-session answering a cw Station again.
>>>
>>> This is, for my understanding, a bit too much: Change mode, activate cw
>>> keyer etc.
>>>
>>> Its easier to have "Extended CW memories" only for CW-IN-SSB in SSB-mode.
>>>
>>>
>>
>