Since no one has pointed to the official Elecraft FAQ on MARS, here it is: http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3FAQ.htm#MARS
wunder K6WRU On May 29, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Jay wrote: > I'll forward this info to him.. he is only considering the K3 .. we'll see > how he feels about the radio after the Dxpedition -- Hi > > > > Jay > W2IJ > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Zilmer" <[email protected]> > To: "Jack Berry" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Jay" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MARS > > > You will need to send a copy of your MARS credentials via scan or > email. > > The region (spectrum) from 7.5 to 9.0 MHz is hard-locked out for TX > though, being too near the IF to be usable or safe for the K3. > > Gary will send you a utility program that unlocks TX up to 25 MHz. > There is a second utility that allows TX around CB, with a guard band. > You should ask for both of these. For Navy-Marine Corps MARS, there > are a large number of "shore ops" and phone patch freqs around CB. > There are plans to use these higher freqs during the solar max for > data exchange, especially radio-only W2LK, and that's inter-service as > I understand it. > > 73, > matt W6NIA / NNN0UET, SCA > > > > On Wed, 29 May 2013 18:20:56 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > >> It certainly can. I just "unlocked" my K3 for MARS operation. Gary Surrency >> <gary@elecraft . com> can provide the utility and instructions. >> >> >> >> God Bless & 73! >> Jack - WE5ST >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Jay <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:54 PM >> Subject: [Elecraft] MARS >> >> >> Can the K3 operate in the M.A.R.S. spectrum? I am sure it can't but one of >> the team on the expedition may want to buy one of the K3s after the trip and >> just asked me... >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Walter Underwood [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
