Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Dave
Dietmar The K3 will only operate on or near the amateur radio bands and cannot be opened up. It does however work well on Pactor up to at least P3. A more suitable transceiver for use on a yacht would be a Kenwood TS480SAT, the remote head makes for a neat installation. The ALC, CW keying

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Tom H Childers
The K3 can be opened up, but I believe you must have a USA ham license before Elecraft will give you a way to do it. Contact Elecraft Support about it. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:26:43 +, Dave dave.g4...@gmail.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Stephen Prior
You just need a good reason, not a US ticket. However, I'm not sure that Elecraft would endorse marine operation! I was sent a file to open mine for 60m use some years ago. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 21 January 2013 12:50, Tom H Childers n...@n5ge.com wrote: The K3 can be opened up, but I believe

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Tim Hague
Blimey, they will want us foreigners to have a green card next... Best regards, Tim Hague Skype m0afj.Tim Sent on my iPad On 21 Jan 2013, at 12:50, Tom H Childers n...@n5ge.com wrote: The K3 can be opened up, but I believe you must have a USA ham license before Elecraft will give you a way

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Matt Zilmer
Hi Dietmar, 4, 6, 12, and 16 MHz should work fine. For the K3, the range of 7.5 to 9 MHz is locked out for TX and isn't very sensitive on RX. This range is too close to the 8.2 MHz IF to use. The KX3 has no such restriction, however, being a Zero-IF architecture. The KX3 TX range is wide open

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Michael Adams
FWIW, the utility also does not unlock 27MHz, for hopefully obvious reasons, although I imagine if you had a documented need to use the few MARS frequencies in that band, they'd work with you to make that happen. Also the KBPF3 is required if you're going to operate too far away from the amateur

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Tom H Childers
They will not unlock 27MHz. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member NAVMARCORMARS Member On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:18:17 -0500, Michael Adams m...@n1en.org wrote: FWIW, the utility also does not unlock 27MHz, for hopefully obvious reasons, although I imagine

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Matthew Zilmer
: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht? They will not unlock 27MHz. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member NAVMARCORMARS Member On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:18:17 -0500, Michael Adams m...@n1en.org wrote: FWIW, the utility also does not unlock 27MHz, for hopefully

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Barry LaZar
Dieter, I suspect that the Elecraft radios will not open up like older radios from Icom or Kenwood. However, that should not be a problem with email over HF if you use the Winlink network and Winmor vice an SCS modem and Sailmail. Getting onto the marine SSB frequencies might be a

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Eugene Balinski
All, IMHO, no amateur series transceiver should ever be used as a safety-of-life marine transceiver. Only marine style radios should be used for same. The main reason is the highly corrosive environment in which the radio lives. Most amateur radio sets are not sealed in the same way

Re: [Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

2013-01-21 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
As a Ham and commercial radio operator with experience in Marine communications, I'd never rely on a Ham rig. In an emergency, my first choice would be an Emergency Position Indicating Beacon (EPIRB). Modern EPRIBs are quite small. They can be activated by hand, or activate automatically if