i am glad someone brought this up, it was a make or break question for me before i made a purchase.
Michael Prevatt " A clean hamshack is a sign Bartow, Florida of a sick mind...." Amateur Radio Callsign: KU4YP Navy/Marine Corps Callsign: NNN0AAL ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Coote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Augie Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Thom R LaCosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Charles B. Wilber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:42 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 MARS mod > 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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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