Steve and Ron,
The only slight disadvantage with that workaround is that if you make other changes in the A menu, you'll have to make the same changes in Menu B.
Steve
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From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 14:28
Subject: Re: Setting carrier level on the 590?
> 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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