[Elecraft] I need some help with this string of macro commands

[Mike Flowers]

Hi Gang,

 

Time to consult the brain trust, because my brain is getting tired .

 

I am working on this macro string for use in DXLab to set the K3 and P3 for
17M PSK operations.

 

So, it's designed to:

 

1.	Turn off the VOX
2.	Set MODE to DATA, data mode to DATA A
3.	Set LINE IN
4.	Mic (Line) Gain to 3
5.	Monitor Level to 3
6.	Then set the P3's center frequency to 18101.50 kHz with a SPAN of 4

 

VX0;MD6;DT0;XF2;MN255;MN053;UP;UP;MG003;ML003;MN255;#CTF+00018101500;#SPN000
040;MN255;

 

The macro as written performs Steps 1 - 5 on its first execution but will
only perform Step 6 - the P3 commands - on the second execution.

 

After the first execution, the center frequency on the P3 shows what appears
to be a random frequency, and the correct frequency is only shown on the
second execution of this macro.   I think there is some band stack effect or
something going on but the command set for the P3 is limited.

 

It's no burden to click the button twice, but I'd like to understand why all
these commands cannot be executed with one execution of the macro string.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

- 73 and good DX de Mike,  <http://www.qrz.com/db/k6mkf/> K6MKF, Past
President -  <http://ncdxc.org/index.html> NCDXC