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Macros

To download the macros, click on a link below. You may save the file anywhere on
harddrive. Just remember the location.

• FLDigi UHF NCS Macros (Updated 2022-03-28)
• FLDigi HF NCS Macros (Updated 2021-09-26)
• FLDigi Operator Macros (New 2021-02-27)

How to use macros

To Open a macro file

1. Launch FLDigi
2. Click File | Macros | Open...
3. Navigate your harddive to the location where you saved the macro file.
4. Select the macro file and click Open.

How to change how macros appear in FLDigi

You can position the macros in a myriad of different positions around the FLDigi window.

1. Click Configure | Config Dialog.
2. Expand the UI section by clicking the plus (+) next to UI.
3. Click Macro Buttons.
4. Click circle next to the desired scheme.
• The buttons can appear in one or two rows.
• As you click a circle next to a scheme, the position of the macro bar will change in real time in FLDigi.
• "Two Scheme 3" is the recommend scheme. This puts two rows of macro buttons near (directly underneath) the transmit window.
5. Click the Save button to save the configuration.
6. Click the Close button to close the config window.

If you want/need four rows of macros...

1. Click View on the main FLDigi window.
2. Select "View/Hide 48 Macros".
• There is only one position option for the 48 macro view -- above the receive window.
• This setting overrides whatever scheme you selected in the Config Dialog.

How to use a macro

1. Click the button you wish to execute.
• Some macros will begin transmitting as soon as you click the button.
• Other macros (e.g. UHF Rpt) require you to modify the text before transmitting.
• In such cases, the contents of the macro will be displayed in the transmit window.
2. Make changes to the text as needed (e.g. transmit power, traffic type, etc.)
3. Position your cursor to the right or below the "^r" at the bottom of the text.
4. Click the T/R button, if necessary.

How to edit a macro

1. Right-click the macro button you wish to enter. The Macro Editor window will open.
• The left pane contains the contents of the macro.
• The right pane contains a list of "tags" or commands you can use to direct FLDigi.
• Each comment begins with a comment that describes the purpose of the macro.
2. Make desired modifications to the information in the left pane.
3. Adjust the title of the macro by changing the text in the Macro Button Label field at the bottom of the window.
4. Click the Apply button to save the macro.
5. Click the Close button to close the Macro Editor window.

How to transmit a text file using FLAmp (Windows)

1. Open Notepad, type your message and save your file as a .txt file. (Remember where you save it!)
2. Open FLAmp.
3. Click the Transmit tab.
4. Click the Add button.
5. Navigate through the folder structure to where you saved your file.
6. Double click the file. (You will be returned to the FLAmp screen.)
7. In the "Send to" field, type the callsign of the station to whom you are sending the file.
• QST is sent to everyone.
8. In the "Send to" field, erase QST and type N7TMS
9. To transmit the file, click Xmit.