The EEPROM is specified at 1,000,000 cycles, typical. I think that trumps the switch.
Wayne On Jul 9, 2012, at 3:41 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Wayne, > > I assume every time you push the switch, you write to the EEPROM. > What would wear out first, the switch or the EEPROM? I assume it > would be the switch. > > Art WB8ENE > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > To: "Rich - K1HTV" <[email protected]> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Triple Macro - Corrected version > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:33:05 -0700 > > Rich, > > This is a very clever use of the K3's macro facility. > > Here's how it works (for those who are not quite motivated enough to > look up all those commands): Each of the three switch macros sets a > different power level -- that's the obvious part (PCxxx). Normally, > you'd assign each of them to a different programmable switch and leave > it at that. Instead, Rich set up the macros so that holding PF2 not > only changes the power level, it then *changes* PF2's macro assignment > to the next macro in the sequence. The last macro (100 W) "wraps" back > to the first macro (10 W). > > It's a little bit like self-modifying code. Wish I had thought of this > myself :) > > You could use the same technique to set up a single programmable > switch to top among a few favorite frequencies, or even bands, on > repeated taps. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Jul 9, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: > > > > > Macro# Label (10W) (Macro) (6) (PF2H) (Menu) > > 5 10W PC010;MN110;SWT29;SWH47;SWT14; > > > > Label (50W) (Macro) (7) (PF2H) (Menu) > > 6 50W PC050;MN110;SWT33;SWH47;SWT14; > > > > Label (100W) (Macro) (5) (PF2H) (Menu) > > 7 100W PC100;MN110;SWT27;SWH47;SWT14; > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 > The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried > consumerproducts.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
