I have PF A to read S meter and power out, PF B to read The TX stuff
(SWR, ALC, Comp). Two quick presses on the enter key will give freq.
Also have a home brew box with the 4 extra keys and 2 more to act as
up/down or remapped to more PF keys. Have one of these extra keys set
to read freq as well.
73, Steve KW3A
On 12/15/2015 6:52 AM, Howard Kaufman wrote:
> Hmmm, that means pf-a reads the frequency, and pf-b reads S meter here.
> I guess I could hit the enter key to get the current frequency.
> I need another pf key!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 5:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Happy camper, PF Key now calls CQ!
>
> The ones on the radio are called PF A and PF B. I did err yesterday,
> the extra PF keys on an optional mic are called 1,2,3, and4, not C,D,E, and
> F as I had stated.
>
> PF A is in the upper left of the radio next to the main power button.
> The one above the number pad is the PF B key.
>
>
> If you set PF A to read SWR, it will also read power output while in TX.
> This would be menu 79 set to 201.
>
> If you set PF b (menu 80) to 202, it will do nothing in RX, but will
> read SWR, ALC, and comp levels while in TX. Use the key just to the
> left of the PF B key to toggle meter functions.
>
> Of course, from the list posted yesterday, there are a boatload of
> things you can set the PF keys to. Having a mic or box with the 4
> extra keys is nice. Also if you have a mic with up and down freq
> buttons, you can remap them as additional PF keys in the menus, so you
> can have a total of 8 PF keys.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
> On 12/15/2015 5:50 AM, Howard Kaufman wrote:
>> So where is the pf-2 key on the ts-590?
>> I have pf-1 the top row second button to the left of the main tuning
>> dial set to read SWR.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 6:56 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Happy camper, PF Key now calls CQ!
>>
>> Thanks to Steve, it now does what I want.
>>
>> I should have fixed that as soon as I bought the 590.
>>
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