I have two re-programming macros, Split + 1 and No Split in Macro 1 and Macro 2
respectively. in my K3S. In the radio these are assigned to PF1. Hold PF1, go
to Split; hold it again, cancel split. Now, to avoid disasters, using the
K-Pod, I must program both tap and hold of PF1 and PF2 respectively to split and
cancel split. So there are four functions tied up to do what I can do with one
button push on the K3S. To get back to one button, I've put radio PF1 on K-Pod
PF3. Confusing, no?
IMHO, to fulfill its promise, the K-Pod should hold the macros and send them to
the radio. They should be programmable in the K-Pod via USB.
Wes N7WS
On 2/16/2017 12:12 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
Easier said than done; Hold the tap too long and it messes up the reprogramming
macro.
It should not be a problem for Elecraft to expand the macro area to hold more
macros,providing they had the foresight to use a chip with a larger programming
space.
Point is there is room for improvement and either they keep up or they will be
passed by.
From: Don Wilhelm<donw...@embarqmail.com>
To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Tech passing us by - was Re: Mouse-n-Click QSY
Harry,
So use only 8 of them on your K-Pod - the other 8 can be used as
self-programming (just don't use the buttons relating to
self-programming buttons on the K-Pod unless you want to confuse
yourself by not knowing which state they are in).
The point is that 8 was sufficient in the past, I am just curious why
expanding the number to 16 would be a problem.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/16/2017 1:28 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
I am well aware that there are 16.
But since they are all assigned to the K-Pod they are no longer useful for self
reprogramming Macros.
From: Don Wilhelm<donw...@embarqmail.com>
To: Harry Yingst<hlyin...@yahoo.com>;"elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Tech passing us by - was Re: Mouse-n-Click QSY
Limited Macros ???
Just a bit of information: The number of macros was 8. It was
increased to 16 to support the number of buttons on the K-Pod.
Just because the K-Pod buttons can access the macros does not mean that
those macros are dedicated to the K-Pod. The fact that they are stored
in the K3 allows them to be assigned to buttons as well or called up by
an external source other than the K-Pod.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/16/2017 11:50 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
On the K3 the limited number of macros and how the K-Pod uses all 16 of them
leaving none left over for other purposes. As I understand it a bit of that is
due to the microcontroller having limited programming space but if that's the
case then the K3s should have used a more modern chip that had a larger space
and possibly a new replacement board available to the older K3 to update them
(something I thought that the K3 was supposed to be 100% future-proofed but
with apparently not).
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