Or maybe "accurate time". Please excuse typos. 73, matt W6NIA
On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 10:02:49 -0700, you wrote: >You could use Task Scheduler (if you have a Windows 7 PC) to initiate >a batch file that copies the shutdown command out to the correct COM >port for your K3. The scheduler list can have one or more entries >that will run at Windows shutdown time. It can support many types of >trigger events. I use the scheduler to run an NTP time check every 15 >minutes, so that JT65 and WSPR have accurage time to work with. > >You can read about Task Scheduler here: >http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/schedule-task#1TC=windows-7 > >Not sure what other version of Windows have this facility. Comes in >very handy for Win7. > >73, >matt W6NIA > > > > >On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:17:02 -0400, you wrote: > >>I've got an APC UPS which will initiate a graceful shutdown of my PC when a >>power fail occurs unless I otherwise intervene. >> >>The UPS also keeps my K3 PS alive so that in theory I could do a graceful >>shutdown of that as well. I often leave my station powered on even while >>not in use (in test mode to keep cats from sending CW...) but a power fail >>makes the firmware in the K3 unhappy. >> >>I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of how to get DXLabs to send the >>shutdown macro to the K3 (as detailed in the programmers manual). It's not >>a program that is launched before or after Launcher starts the apps so I >>couldn't see a way to do it. >> >>Anyone have any ideas? >> >>Thanks >> >>jim ab3cv >>K3 #1210 >>______________________________________________________________ >>Elecraft mailing list >>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>Message delivered to [email protected] >Matt Zilmer, W6NIA Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
