Generally, hamband-only radios are not so good for MARS operations. Radios with wideband (1.8-30 MHz) receivers can sometimes be modified by or for valid MARS stations and this works well. Hambands-only radios, even if they cover a few hundred Khz above or below the hamband limits miss out on a lot. Glad to answer Army MARS questions (not frequencies) off-list. Jay W6CJ/AAR9QM
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Augie Hansen Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:58 AM To: Thom R LaCosta; Charles B. Wilber Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 MARS mod On 6/20/05 10:40 AM, "Thom R LaCosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jun 2005, Charles B. Wilber wrote: > >> Could someone point me to a MARS mod for the K2? I am contemplating trying my >> K2 >> out on the MARS frequencies to see if its excellent receiver would be helpful >> at >> my very noisy QTH. Thanks. > > Remember the old line "If I tell you, I will have to kill you"? > > I once asked all three MARS services what frequencies I might expect to use so > that I could determine if my K2 would work in that environment....and none of > them wold tell me...supposedly for security reasons.....so you questions has > confirmed that the K2 out of the box may not work for MARS. > > Guess it will be hard to find the MARS mod, if you can't folks what > frequency(ies) you want. > A Google search for "MARS frequencies" produces an extensive list of sites that describe the MARS programs of the Army, Navy-Marines, and Air Force. These frequencies are not a dark secret, but to use them you need a valid MARS license (and a radio/antenna system capable of MARS coverage, of course). Gus Hansen KB0YH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
