[Elecraft] K3 MD command question

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

I believe you are ignoring the ALT button (hold of the left side of the 
Mode button).

Why use a Macro?  Set  the K3 to SSB on the band of interest and change 
the mode with the MODE button to select SSB the normal sideband for that 
band, If it is not correct, hold the left side of the Mode button to 
activate ALT.  Go to the next band and do the same.

You can do the same thing for VFO B (or use the A>B button).
You can also do the same thing for DATA A and AFSK A modes if you use them.

When you switch to the bands after you have done the above, you should 
be on the correct sideband - it will be remembered.

If you are entering the macro into a computer application, then ignore 
my suggestion - I only operate "by the buttons".

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/16/2021 6:18 PM, Bob Applegate wrote:
> I’ve been trying to set up a macro to automatically choose the correct sideband (USB/LSB) for the current band but have not found a way to do this.  The MD command allows specifying the mode, but there does not appear to be an option to select the “proper” sideband mode for the current band.  There is no method to query the current frequency and do a conditional MD command.
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> Is there a way to do this?
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> BTW I am using the Programmer’s Reference Rev G5, 2/20/2019.
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> Thanks & 73
>
> Bob - K2UT
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