Request for Elecraft K3 Utility program

[K5LAD]

The Elecraft K3 Utility program, is a great thing to have and is
handy as an extra pair of hands.  It provides, not only the conduit
to upload firmware and make changes in the K3 but it also has a
really nice terminal program to display what the K3 has decoded.  
My request is for an addition in the Terminal section.  

If I had a chance to suggest an addition to this program, however,
I would ask that the use of the Memory keys be available as a
one click operation rather than two but to make that addition as
an option.  Now, one must click on the Memory button and then
on the Transmit button when you want to actually send it.  Often
this is exactly how you want to use this feature, however, if an
option was added (TX data immediately) to just click on the
Memory button and it adds the memory data to the buffer and
immediately transmits it, that would save a step and often times,
this could be extra helpful.  I also would hope it could be optional
so the times where you want to have the message "locked and
loaded" and ready to be sent at just the right time as it is now.  
Also the current way allows multiple messages to be combined in
the buffer.  This request is for an "in addition to" and not an "in
place of" which, by the way is the same answer I gave my wife
when I told her I was ordering a K3 and she asked, "Which radio
does it replace?"

A second request along the same line, is to have an "Ooops"
button to clear the transmit buffer like the current Clear button
which flushes the received buffer.  Obviously, if the first request
above was made (immediate TX on Memory button click) but not
made optional, there would be no need for this second request.

Personally, I'd like to see both options implemented.

Still, the K3 Utility program is a super addition to K3 operation,
just the way it is now.

Thanks and 73,
Jim - K5LAD



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[Bill Feidt]

I second Jim's enthusiasm regarding the little terminal program included
with the K3 utility software.  His idea about having an "immediate send"
option is a good one.

Another modification that would be immensely useful for casual contest
participants would be the creation of two variables that would be
callable from within any of the function key macros:

   $serial
   $callsign

$serial would be a number that would be assignable as part of the user
interface.  An associated "increment" button would allow the user to
increment the number by 1.  The number could also be changed to any
desired value on the screen by the user.  Whatever number currently
appears in the field would be sent to the send buffer when called from
within a user macro, e.g.

   F3: 599 nr $serial bk

$callsign would be set up in a similar fashion and would be changeable
by the user on the screen.  The value of $callsign would be sent to the
send buffer when called from within a user macro, e.g.

   F3: $callsign tu 599 nr $serial bk

73,

Bill/NG3K
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[Julian, G4ILO]

Bill Feidt wrote

I second Jim's enthusiasm regarding the little terminal program included
with the K3 utility software.  His idea about having an "immediate send"
option is a good one.

Another modification that would be immensely useful for casual contest
participants would be the creation of two variables that would be
callable from within any of the function key macros:

   $serial
   $callsign

$serial would be a number that would be assignable as part of the user
interface.  An associated "increment" button would allow the user to
increment the number by 1.  The number could also be changed to any
desired value on the screen by the user.  Whatever number currently
appears in the field would be sent to the send buffer when called from
within a user macro, e.g.

   F3: 599 nr $serial bk

$callsign would be set up in a similar fashion and would be changeable
by the user on the screen.  The value of $callsign would be sent to the
send buffer when called from within a user macro, e.g.

   F3: $callsign tu 599 nr $serial bk

I don't think the terminal function in the Elecraft Utility was intended for this sort of use. It was meant for testing out command sequences. Why, may I ask, are you using it like this? There are various other programs that can send CW from the keyboard, with the kind of macro support you are requesting, including my own program KComm.

[Bill Feidt]

Julian, G4ILO wrote:

> I don't think the terminal function in the Elecraft Utility was intended for
> this sort of use. It was meant for testing out command sequences. Why, may I
> ask, are you using it like this? There are various other programs that can
> send CW from the keyboard, with the kind of macro support you are
> requesting, including my own program KComm.

Thank you, Julian.  I was not aware of KComm.  I downloaded it. The set
up was straightforward and it seems to work quite nicely.  Will
definitely explore its capabilities as it seems to be very close to what
I'm looking for.  Thanks for making this program available.

73,

Bill/NG3K

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