Is the K2 a viable radio for MARS work? I found some references in the archives from back in 2005 suggesting that it won't transmit on some of the MARS frequencies even though it appears to be transmitting on them -- the VFO display shows the desired frequency, but that far out of band it's not transmitting on the frequency it's displaying. The issue appeared to be one of how far out of band the PLL will go, as opposed to there being a restriction programmed into the microprocessor.
I confirmed last night that mine (#6550) will not -- on some of the bands -- transmit as far out of band as needed, even though it is transmitting. There was no mention in that exchange of any mods that might be done to make the K2 capable of transmitting on the MARS bands, and I haven't found any other useful posts on the subject. Has anyone successfully modified a K2 for MARS operations, and if so what did you do. 73s Jon WB2RYV P.S. If you respond with the old "well tell us what the MARS frequencies are so we can answer the question" response, it means that you haven't modified a K2 to do what I need and therefore don't have the information I need. ______________________________________________________________ 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
