K2 MARS mod
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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. 73, Charlie N1AOK _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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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. With a good natured curmudeonly 73 Thom K3HRN _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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On 6/20/05 10:40 AM, "Thom R LaCosta" <[hidden email]> 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: [hidden email] 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 |
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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: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]On 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" <[hidden email]> 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: [hidden email] 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: [hidden email] 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 |
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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" <[hidden email]> To: "Augie Hansen" <[hidden email]>; "Thom R LaCosta" <[hidden email]>; "Charles B. Wilber" <[hidden email]> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]> 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: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]]On 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" <[hidden email]> 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 > 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: [hidden email] > 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: [hidden email] > 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: [hidden email] 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 |
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> On 6/20/05 10:40 AM, "Thom R LaCosta" <[hidden email]> 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. Don't know that any MARs mod is needed. Checking the range of MARS frequencies on the net, the following frequencies were found to be the farthest of any listed from a Ham band: 3308 kHz 4872 kHz 7633.5 kHz 13927 kHz My K2/100 puts out full power on all of these frequencies. Ron AC7AC \ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] 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 |
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