Ron,
Just thought of this, and maybe there is a flaw in my theory that
someone will correct me on, but perhaps a cheap but clunky way to get 2
more pf keys is to use the a/b menu option.
These late model Kenwood's let you select a menu A or menu B so that 2
ops can have the radio set up with their own menu preferences, or
someone may want to set up 2 different sets of menus for different modes
or styles of operation.
To change menu from a to b or back again, hit the menu key to go into
menu mode, then hit the a/b key to change to the other menu set. You
could then set menus 79 and 80 for the 2 front panel pf keys to
different functions. Of course this means changing back and forth
between menu sets, so you would probably set whatever pf key function
you would need least often to the "odd" menu set, and leave the 2 most
often used pf key functions on what would be the "normal" menu set.
Well I've just confused myself, and probably you as well, and maybe I
missed something important in all this, but I think it's doable.
73, Steve KW3A
On 11/16/2014 1:08 PM, Steve Forst wrote:
> Ron,
>
> I think we may have discussed this earlier, but I don't think there is
> any way to do this. I think your only other options are to get other
> pf keys, either with a home brew box, a mic with extra pf keys, or a
> mic with up/down buttons that can be reassigned as pf keys.
>
> As far as I know, the TX tune function you are using has no front panel
> button, it can only be done with a pf key.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 11/16/2014 10:04 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\` wrote:
>> Steve, do you know if you have your PF1 key to the left of the power
>> button,
>> set the way you have yours, can you also have this same key set to
>> activate
>> the tune function? Right now, I have that key programmed so that when I
>> depress it, the 590 goes into tune function, decreasing the power down to
>> around 10 watts and allowing me to tune my automatic antenna tuner for
>> minimum SWR. I use it all of the time for this purpose. Do you know if
>> I can
>> keep it programmed to use this way, but then, also program it to work the
>> way you use yours when in transmit??
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
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