[Elecraft] KPA1500 cyclic macros?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 8:43 PM eric norris via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> There has been some discussion on the KX group reflector of cyclic macros
> for the KX3.
> My question is, would this work on the KPA1500?  Could a single macro be
> written for a PF key that would cycle through the various fan speeds?


I guess you're referring to this thread:
https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-KX/topic/86464063#70583

Cyclic macro technique for KX2 or KX3 was described 8 years ago in this
post:

https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-KX/message/37876

Sorry, but I don't see any way to use that technique with the KPA1500,
because holding or tapping PF keys doesn't reprogram them, and there is no
command to scroll to a specific menu item.

You can program a PF key to reprogram itself after it runs, but I see no
way for it to cycle between the five different min fan speed commands ^FC0;
.. ^FC5;

But, you can use the K3 Utility to program PF1 to set FAN SPEED MIN to 0
(used for normal operating), and PF2 to set FAN SPEED MIN to 1 (for
contesting), say.

   1. Open the KPA1500 Utility and Connect to the K4
   2. Go to the *Command Tester* tab
   3. Click the *Edit Macros* button.  Copy paste these two macros exactly
   as shown to program PF1 and PF2 to display message text and set the minimum
   fan speed:

   Macro Label   Macro Commands
   PF1=FAN0      ^PF1^DTFan Speed Min 0,^FC0;
   PF2=FAN1      ^PF2^DTFan Speed Min 1,^FC1;

   4. Click *Save*
   5. Click the *PF1=FAN0* and *PF2=FAN1* buttons *once *in the *Command
   Tester* tab to program the two PF keys
   6. Now you can just hold PF1 or PF2 to select between the two different
   minimum fan speeds

If you just want to hear what the different fan speeds sound like, tap
MENU, scroll down to FAN SPEED MIN, hold EDIT, and tap the up and down
arrows.  Speed 5 is louder than a vacuum cleaner.

73,
Bob, N6TV