SideKar / SideKar Plus User Manual rev 3.2 Page 41 of 84
Storing and Sending Rig Macros
Using the Elecraft
“KX2 Programmers Reference”, or ”K3 and
” (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 KX3, the macros can be written in the KX3 Utility, and
two of the macros can be assigned to the PF1 or PF2 buttons
on the KX3. The SideKar expands that by allowing you to
create and store 20 macros, 80 characters each in the SideKar,
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
period (
.
) as the very first character. Note these 20 locations
are shared with Text Messages.
Rig Macros always start with a period (.) as the very first
character. Messages do not.
