> If it's already capable of receiving VHF through 148 MHz, but doesn't make > that extra stretch to 155 or 162 (WX), I'll be disappointed, because for > adding just a little more coverage, this rig could fulfill a VHF scanner > role (and much municipal VHF stuff is between 148-162 MHz).
The real value of two-meter band coverage is to provide a *all-mode* VHF capability for the KX3. Outside 144 to 148 MHz, all-mode capability is pure waste, since almost everything outside that is FM mode, including all MARS operation that I've ever been aware of. Considering the give-away pricing on very small VHF FM HTs like the Yaesu VX-3R, that's what should be carried along with a KX3 station. Such HTs are fine general-purpose wide-range FM scanners, and even provide VHF-AM and UHF-AM aviation band coverage. It would be foolish to tie up the KX3 just for monitoring of weather and public service frequencies. Such is certainly an unnecessary design goal for the two-meter transverter option which would fall very short of the out-of-band capability provided by a cheap well-designed HT. In addition, it is often very convenient and sometimes necessary to cover two-meter FM and HF bands simultaneously. The only extended two-meter coverage that *might* be worthwhile is enough to cover MARS operation above and below the two-meter band. Mike / KK5F ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
