Yup, I’ve just checked and my KX3 goes up to 54.000 and no further — but at least it doesn’t stop at 53.000 MHz so it would work fine for the Australian 50 - 54 MHz band plan.
Andy > On 22 Aug 2017, at 14:40, Raymond Sills <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's certainly a strange situation, reaching the "band edge" at 53 MHz. I'll > have to admit, I've never tuned up that high in the band to see if I have the > same situation with my KX3. I know that there are a number of repeaters here > in EPA, and I'm sure some must be using that last MHz of the band. > Historically, 6 meter repeaters grew to be popular in this area (near Philly) > for mobile FM operation, because there were no over-the-air TV stations on > Channel 2, and that would afford a 6 MHz buffer zone between that upper end > of 6 meters and the Channel 3 station... a luxury not enjoyed by areas that > did have a station on TV Channel 2. > > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Underwood <[email protected]> > To: Elecraft <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Aug 22, 2017 12:22 am > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Band Plans > > The original poster is in Australia. He’d be thrilled to hit a 6 m repeater > in Cincinnati, but that might not be his primary use. :-)It appears that VK > has permission to use 50-54 MHz, so I’m not sure why that isn’t working. The > KX3 will work at 54 MHz. Maybe an e-mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>?http://www.wia.org.au/members/bandplans/data/documents/Background%20-%206%20metres%202014.pdfwunderK6WRUWalter > UnderwoodCM87wjhttp://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [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 Message delivered to [email protected]
