[Elecraft] VX commands don't work

Kidder, George gkidder at ilstu.edu
Wed Sep 25 18:53:48 EDT 2019


GE Wes - Is your success on a K3 or K3s?  Just installed latest firmware 
(5.67) and there is still no SET response to "VX1", although "VX" does 
GET the state.  Just like Don said, but this is not what is in the manual.

George

On 9/24/2019 2:27 AM, Wes wrote:
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> Works for me too.  Latest F/W installed.
> 
> Wes
> 
> On 9/22/2019 4:17 PM, David Box wrote:
>> VXn works for me, don't remember the firmware change that activated 
>> the set feature about a year ago.
>> de Dave K5MWR
>>
>> On September 22, 2019 4:30:54 PM MDT, Don Wilhelm 
>> <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> George,
>>>
>>> The VX command is "GET" only, so you can determine the VOX status, but
>>> you cannot SET it.
>>> See the K3 Programmer's Reference Manual.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 9/22/2019 6:16 PM, Kidder, George wrote:
>>>> GE all,
>>>>
>>>> I recently tried to incorporate the VX command into some macros for
>>> my
>>>> older K3.  With the K3 utility connected directly to Com1, the VXn
>>>> command has no effect on the VOX state, although other commands work
>>> as
>>>> expected.  I run the VOX on AUTO OFF (CW WT tap 5) to avoid startup
>>>> problems, but returning to NOR has no effect.  Is this a known bug or
>>> a
>>>> single-unit flaw.  Any others have this experience?
>>>>
>>>> I can certainly live without this feature - I have for nearly a
>>> decade,
>>>> but it would be nice to have it in some macros.
>>>>
>>>> George, W3HBM
>>>> Bar Harbor, ME
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