I see in the manual that in "some countries" scanning of some bands isn't
allowed and in some countries six-meter scanning may be disabled.
My radio will not scan six-meters, so I checked the archives and saw that
others have asked about this. Unless I'm mistaken (always a good possibility)
there has been no "official" response from Elecraft.
There was some talk about it being an FCC limitation. However, (other than
receivers that cover the cellular phone bands, with their own special
limitations) the pertinent regulation seems to be covered in 47 CFR 15.5
(definitions) where I read:
(v) Scanning receiver. For the purpose of this part, this is a receiver that
automatically switches among two or more frequencies in the range of 30 to 960
MHz and that is capable of stopping at and receiving a radio signal detected on
a frequency. Receivers designed solely for the reception of the broadcast
signals under part 73 of this chapter, for the reception of NOAA broadcast
weather band signals, or for operation as part of a licensed service are not
included in this definition.
The last time I checked the Amateur Service was both a "service" and
"licensed". Unless I'm mistaken (again) the K3 isn't defined as a "Scanning
receiver" so why isn't scanning optional on six-meters?
Wes N7WS
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