Elecraft KX3 Programmers Reference - Manual (Page 5)

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Command Examples
Macros
Macros – strings containing one or more control commands – can be used to automate K3/KX3 front panel switch
sequences. Table 2 lists some examples. See Creating and Using Macros (page 6) for complete instructions.
Table 2 Sample Macros. These can be altered or combined as needed (see the Command Reference section).
Label Description Command string
SPLIT+2 CW DX split starting point: A>B twice, enter
SPLIT, move VFO B up 2 kHz, RIT/XIT off SWT13;SWT13;FT1;UPB5;RT0;XT0; 1
EQ MIC1 Boost 100-Hz TX EQ band by 8 dB; others “flat” TE+00+08+00+00+00+00+00+00;
WEAKSIG Diversity mode, main/sub preamps on, 200-Hz
bandwidth, no IF shift DV1;PA1;PA$1;BW0020;IS 9999;
CLEANUP Turn off split/RIT/XIT; unlink VFOs; open squelch FT0;RT0;XT0;LN0;SQ000;
WWV 10 30 m, AM mode, VFO A to 10.0 MHz, 3 kHz AF
bandwidth (requires 6 kHz IF crystal filter) FA00010000000;MD5;FA00010000000;
BW0300;
2
OLDIES Switch to AM radio station at 1550 kHz; 4 kHz BW,
attn. on, preamp off FA00001550000;MD5;FA00001550000;
BW0400;IS 9999;RA01;PA0;
LCD BRT Set the MAIN:LCD BRT menu parameter to 6 MN003;MP005;MN255; 3
MEM32 Load frequency memory #32 into VFOs A and B MC032;
LOCKA&B Lock both VFOs LK1;LK$1;
PWRTEST Send “BT” at 100 W, 10 W, and 1 W, then restore
power to 100 W (“=” embeds a BT prosign) PC100;KYW =;PC010;KYW =;
PC001;KYW =;PC100;
TUN 10W Set power to 10 W and enter TUNE mode PC010;SWH16;
AMP ON Turn on an external amplifier and set K3 drive to 65
W (see CONFIG:DIGOUT1, Owner’s Manual) MN019;MP001;MN255;PC065;
599FAST Send “5NN” at 40 WPM, “TEST ” at 30 WPM KS040;KYW5NN ;KS025;KYWTEST ;
MUTE AF Set main and sub AF GAIN to zero AG000;AG$000;
MON OFF Set monitor volume to zero (present mode) ML000;
SCANNOW
(K3 only) Stores VFO A & B in per-band quick-memory M4
and starts scan (> 2 second hold starts “live” scan);
VFO B frequency must be > VFO A SWT15;SWT39;SWT23;SWT39;SWH41; 4
STEPPIR Send frequency info to a device attached to the
serial port, such as an antenna controller or ATU IF; 5
1 SWT13 is a switch-emulation command that has the same effect as tapping A > B . The KX3 has different SWT codes. FT1
enters split mode. The number 5 in UPB5 is not a value in kHz, but an index into the table of step sizes (in this case 2 kHz); see
the DN command in the command reference for full details. RT0 and XT0 turn off RIT and XIT.
2 The first FA command in this macro may cause a band change. MD (mode) is sent after it, so the mode change will apply to
the new band. The second FA command is only required if auto-offset-on-mode-change is in effect. (In CONFIG: CW WGHT ,
tapping 5 alternates between V F O N O R and V F O O F S . In the latter case, the VFO frequency is adjusted when switching
between CW and any other mode.)
3 MN accesses menu entries. MP can then be used (in some cases) to read or set the parameter value. In the LCD BRT macro,
MP005 sets L C D B R T to 6 . You can determine a menu entry’s parameter range by manually setting the parameter to the
lowest/highest values, typing “MP;” each time in the command test box at the top of the Command Tester screen.
4 This example uses per-band memory M4 (SWT39), but any of M1-M4 could be used, or quick memories 0-9 (see SWT/SWH
command). If scanning is started with a macro, the last switch emulation command in the macro must be SWH41 ( S C A N ).
5 IF is a GET command (general transceiver info, including VFO A’s frequency and mode). When the K3 encounters a GET
command in a macro, it sends the response to any device attached to the serial port, just as if a computer had requested it.
Multiple GET commands could be placed in a macro if necessary; examples include FA and FB (VFO A and B frequencies).