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.
>>
>