Elecraft [K3] Macro Mess

[Dave Zeph]

I've read the K3 Programmer's Reference and the K3 Utility (V1.4.4.25)
"Help".  Perhaps a programmer can understand it, but it offers me no
step-by-step guide as to how to construct a Macro.  So I suppose I'll limit
myself to Macros others have written - but I based on the following
experience, I have no confidence that I can assign them to a M-Key.

 

I tried to implement a simple Audio Mixer Command, !bed3, that was listed in
an October 2009 posting.  I edited Macro 1, gave it a name, and wrote it to
the K3.  I entered the CONFIG Menu and selected Macro.  I pressed "1", and
the then the M3 key to assign it to the M3 Key.  When I pressed the M3 Key,
the name I'd assigned to the Macro was displayed, but the Macro did not
execute.  I could execute it from the K3 Utility, but not from the M3 Key.
A subsequent READ MACROS FROM K3 showed that  !bed3  was assigned to the
Name I'd used for MACRO 1

 

I know the Audio Mixer functionality is now on the CONFIG Menu and this
exercise was unnecessary, but I wanted to try something that was "simple".
I'd sure like to know what I did wrong?  I doubt my ability to assign ANY
Macro to an M-Key.

 

Further, I have no DVR and tapping any of the M1-4 buttons returns NO DVR.
The K3 Utility "Help" says to restore standard memory recording functions to
tap the REC Key followed by the M-Key to be restored.  The only way I could
restore my M3 Key to returning a NO DVR Message was to send Blank Macro
named NO DVR and then assigning that to the M3 Key.  I would expect the
"restoration" procedure to have done this.  I have little confidence that
getting the message to coincide with the other M-Keys makes that Key behave
as the others.

 

Also, several times after I'd written the Macro to the K3, the K3 MAIN Audio
was "muted".  The S-Meter read full scale, and there was no audio.  Cycling
power restored operation but it was an unpleasant occurrence.

 

 

 

73 * Dave, W9ZRX

 

 

 

 

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[KK7P]

Commands with the ! or @ prefix are  "Direct DSP control" commands, not
commands that are executed by the main control processor in the K3.  
These commands are not supported by the macro facility within the K3 at
this time.  They are only supported by K3 Utility.  See "Important
Restrictions" on page 5 of the K3 Programmer's Reference.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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> I tried to implement a simple Audio Mixer Command, !bed3,.
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