Thanks, Steve! Like I told Mike in a message I just sent him, if I can't
follow those very easy to follow instructions, I better just take my Ph.D.
out and burn it! <Smile> As for the new Amp, yes, I have a brand new
ALS-1306 sitting here still in the box. I need to have my room wired for 220
VAC and get my outside antenna up before I can fire up the new amp. My room
is already wired for 220, but I just need to get the correct wall plug to
match my amps plug. I still need to resolve my circuit breaker problem too.
I'll probably fire up the amp and trip circuit breakers for blocks around!!
<lol> If I don't end up using the new amp here at my new house, I'll take it
out to my lake house. Then, I will be able to catch fish already fried!!
<lol> 

Ron, K8HSY
 

  


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Happy camper, PF Key now calls CQ!

Ron,

Just assign the menu for the PF key in question to 116, 117, 118, or 119.

These correspond to memory channels 1 through 4 for your recorded messages.

I had suggested this to Mike yesterday, and he confirmed that it works.

Did you ever get the new amp?

73, Steve KW3A





On 12/15/2015 10:15 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
> One major reason why I purchased the MFJ 297 microphone is it provides 
> a total of six programmable function buttons if you are using one of 
> the Kenwood transceivers, like the TS-590s. I like what Mike did with 
> his one programmable button configuring it to send CW. Mike, send me a 
> direct email describing how you did it. Right now, I have one of my 
> recording buttons programmed to send CQ in CW, which I think 
> accomplishes pretty much the same thing.
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>
> -----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.
>>
>