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Storing and Sending Rig Macros
For Rigs: Elecraft KX3, KX2, K3, K3s
Using the Elecraft Programmers Reference (download-able
from the Manuals and Downloads section of the Elecraft
website), you can write and store one or more commands to
the rig.
These sets of commands, or “rig macros” as they are called,
can be used to command the rig to do just about anything and
are very handy.
For instance, you could set up a macro to:
Go to a frequency, mode, set the power level, turn off
RIT and XIT, say for PSK31 or RTTY
Put the rig into Split mode, with VFO B 1 Khz above
VFO A
For the K3/K3s, the macros can be written in the K3 Utility, then
sent to the rig and then assigned to a front panel button.
For the KX3 / KX2, the macros can be written in their
respective KXn Utility, and two of the macros can be assigned
to the PF1 or PF2 buttons. The KLG expands that by allowing
you to create and store 20 macros, 80 characters each in the
KLG, and executing them with a simple keystroke.
Rig Macros are stored and sent using the function keys,
F1
to
F10
and
Alt-F1
to
Alt-F10.
Rig macros MUST start with a
dollar sign (
$
) as the very first character. Note these 20
locations are shared with Text Messages.
