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wayne burdick

K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

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Someone recently asked me how to use switch macros to definitively set
the ATU to normal or bypass mode. Using a switch-emulation command
just alternates between the two--you don't know what the ATU's state
is without looking at the display icon. Here are two unambiguous
command sequences:

MN023;MP001;MN255; bypasses the ATU

MN023;MP002;MN255; puts it inline

This is a good illustration of the use of the MN and MP commands (menu
access). For further details see the K3 Programmer's Reference.

73,
Wayne
N6KR
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Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

Wayne,

I sure would like to do this with the RX antennas. Please?

73
Arie PA3A

Op 28-2-2012 16:52, Wayne Burdick schreef:

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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

In reply to this post by wayne burdick

How about a definite way to switch "RX ANT" on/off ? D'oh! Arie beat me to it.

I think there are a few others .. Noise Reduction, perhaps? I really
need to make a list ;)

~iain / N6ML

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Someone recently asked me how to use switch macros to definitively set
> the ATU to normal or bypass mode. Using a switch-emulation command
> just alternates between the two--you don't know what the ATU's state
> is without looking at the display icon. Here are two unambiguous
> command sequences:
>
> MN023;MP001;MN255; bypasses the ATU
>
> MN023;MP002;MN255; puts it inline
>
> This is a good illustration of the use of the MN and MP commands (menu
> access). For further details see the K3 Programmer's Reference.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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wayne burdick

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

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In reply to this post by Arie Kleingeld PA3A-2

This will require a new command. I've added it to the firmware list.

tnx
Wayne
N6KR

On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:22 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote:

> Wayne,
>
> I sure would like to do this with the RX antennas. Please?
>
> 73
> Arie PA3A
>
> Op 28-2-2012 16:52, Wayne Burdick schreef:
>> Someone recently asked me how to use switch macros to definitively
>> set
>> the ATU to normal or bypass mode. Using a switch-emulation command
>> just alternates between the two--you don't know what the ATU's state
>> is without looking at the display icon. Here are two unambiguous
>> command sequences:
>>
>> MN023;MP001;MN255; bypasses the ATU
>>
>> MN023;MP002;MN255; puts it inline
>>
>> This is a good illustration of the use of the MN and MP commands
>> (menu
>> access). For further details see the K3 Programmer's Reference.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

While you're at it, please include control of the Sub RX RX Ant
(RX Ant Hold).

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 2/28/2012 12:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> This will require a new command. I've added it to the firmware list.
>
> tnx
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
> On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:22 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote:
>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> I sure would like to do this with the RX antennas. Please?
>>
>> 73
>> Arie PA3A
>>
>> Op 28-2-2012 16:52, Wayne Burdick schreef:
>>> Someone recently asked me how to use switch macros to definitively
>>> set
>>> the ATU to normal or bypass mode. Using a switch-emulation command
>>> just alternates between the two--you don't know what the ATU's state
>>> is without looking at the display icon. Here are two unambiguous
>>> command sequences:
>>>
>>> MN023;MP001;MN255; bypasses the ATU
>>>
>>> MN023;MP002;MN255; puts it inline
>>>
>>> This is a good illustration of the use of the MN and MP commands
>>> (menu
>>> access). For further details see the K3 Programmer's Reference.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
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wayne burdick

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

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QSL.

Wayne

On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

>
> While you're at it, please include control of the Sub RX RX Ant
> (RX Ant Hold).
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2/28/2012 12:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> This will require a new command. I've added it to the firmware list.
>>
>> tnx
>> Wayne
>> N6KR

Nick Kennedy

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

In reply to this post by Joe Subich, W4TV-4

While we're wishing, I'd hoped to have macros for when using my relay
switched AL-811:

QSK: off, VOX: off, TX Dly: 012, PWR: 60W

And "Normal""

QSK: on, VOX: on, TX Dly: 008, PWR: 100W

Looks like the TX Dly might be do-able, Power certainly is, but not the
QSK and VOX items.

73,

Nick, WA5BDU

On 2/28/2012 11:51 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> While you're at it, please include control of the Sub RX RX Ant
> (RX Ant Hold).
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>

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Bill Clarke

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

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I must be dumb - I don't get why you need a macro to turn the tuner on
and off? There is a perfectly good switch for that already on the K3.

Bill W2BLC
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wayne burdick

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

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From a PC application.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Feb 28, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Bill wrote:

> I must be dumb - I don't get why you need a macro to turn the tuner on
> and off? There is a perfectly good switch for that already on the K3.
>
> Bill W2BLC
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Bruce Hammond

Re: K3 macro to put ATU in norm/bypass mode

Wayne's macro for ATU inline and bypass helped me easily go back to QRP or 100w after switching off the KPA500 (already had a macro on PF1/PF2 for 5w and 100w, just could not figure out how to handle ATU definitively.)

I would like to find a way to automatically place ATU in bypass when the KPA500 is placed in OPERATE as I seem to forget to bypass ATU about half the time when firing up the KPA500 to grab a DX.

Anyone know how to automatically bypass ATU when KPA500 is placed in OPERATE?

73 de KK7EL Bruce