Voice Macros

[ahop...@googlemail.com]

Hi All,

I'm trying to catch up with features that I was asked for ages ago, one is voice macros, i.e. you click a button and a recording is transmitted.

Should these be per mode (ssb, am, fm, (digital voice)) or should all voice modes share the same set of macros?

73 Alan M0NNB

[david.wi...@gmail.com]

Hi Alan, apologies for the late response, have been away. 

I don't think there is a need for different voice macro per mode.  It would be useful to be able to select from a list with user definable names. In my case I would normally use one of two, a general fairly long cq call when working qrp and a contest style cq when on 2m UKAC contests.  I can conceive of other cq calls if say working from a campsite in say France.  If recording the message is simple then keeping the User interface and implementation simple with just one button would be perfectly fine. 

The Elecraft K3 which i have used on a contest station has four memories each accessible via a dedicated button. A short press plays the message for the button once. A long press repeats the message continuously with a definable interval of receive between.  A press of the ptt stops the playback and returns to receive. There is a maximum time limit so the messages cannot play forever by accident, and I think there is a maximum message length, which could be a good idea to prevent misuse 

Thanks

Dave M0WID