Nope, not allowed in VK either! On 11M band you need to learn a foreign language and forget asking for help, mostly you just get QRM'd and so it goes on.
I think Eric will close this thread soon..:-) 73's Gary On 14 December 2012 23:29, <amsct...@comcast.net> wrote: > Wow...just...wow... > > > http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=111c69175f95c15223d009847bac0a18&rgn=div6&view=text&node=47:5.0.1.1.5.4&idno=47#47:5.0.1.1.5.4.144.9 > > FCC Title 47 Part 95 Subpart D explains why Elecraft (or anyone else) > couldn't do this if they wanted to. > > I really, really thought that every licensed amateur radio operator would > know this . > > > Mike Alexander - N8MSA > > amsct...@comcast.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rwm rwmr" <rwmr_10...@yahoo.com> > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:18:26 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] missed market > > You guys missed a Big Part of the Market.. > You have a Great radio in the Portable K3X.. > > With Recent Hurricane Sandy.. > Correct me if i am Wrong.. > > Ham Radios are supposed to offer one ability to carry on Emergency > contacts.. > Both for owner of radio ( for themselves and their family) > As well as working with various local/regional emergency services.. > > So that within a Crisis happening.. > Communications can be kept going where all other forms fail > (like how home and cell phones and power outages...that went on for at > least a week and up to still lack of power and phone service in some spots > of NY and NJ as direct result of Hurricane Sandy ) > > Yet even though your K3X offers no more then 10 watts output > (with external battery pack...5 watts in using internal batteries) > > Yet even though i asked.. > You refused to do a firmware upgrade so not only is the K3X be usable on > HF ham bands..But also on 11 meter/cb frequencies .. > > I could understand if it was a 100 watt or such radio. > Fact is though it is clearly Not.. > > The K3X is a Perfect radio for emergency use.. > Yet you CLEARLY leave out and refuse to allow one to use it on some of the > most used local frequency's that would enable one to remain in contact with > local people ( for themselves as well as surrounding community) > > This is Indeed a Very Big Over Sight. > This is Also a Very Poor attitude.. > > It seems you people are so Hard Core with offering High Quality Radios > with Excellent Abilities.. > Then when you Design a merging of SDR radio with a regular radio and Not > requiring a PC hook up.. > Offering a Huge advantage that other companies can only Hope to so offer ( > but can not ) > However in one of the Most Important aspects..You Also Drop the Ball.. > > Will you Re consider ? > Or do i need to start a Petition on a National scale > (even bringing it to the white house if need be) > In order to get this done with a simple 5 watt portable radio ? > > By the way > > Yes i am a ham radio operator. > > Owning a 706 MKIIG..IC-7000 .. AR-3500 .. RCI 2970 .. IC-R3 .. DR235 .. > ID800 .. ID-1 .. T90a .. ID-91AD .. THF-6a > various tuners..various power supplies .. > > until recently with hurricane Sandy.. > create RC5 antenna rotor .. 2 meter,70 cm and 1.25 meter beams .. > tribander 2 meter/70 cm/23cm vertical and 5/8 wave ground plane 11 meter > antenna.. > > Thankfully i had many batteries for my HT's and plenty of antennas for > them.. > For as it turned out it was my ONLY means of communication to the outside > world for 9 or 10 days > (pay phones..home phones..cell phones were all useless..power was out .. > all for over a week) > > I clearly would have befitted with battery operated able HF > ( yes 11 meters as well ) > Even though via UHF i got out as far as 70 miles with just my HT and HT > antennas > ( i had to go to to top of walkway on the bayonne bridge to get out beyond > 10 miles during the first week to 2 weeks ) > I can easily get a Buddy Pole portable HF antenna to use with the K3X. > > So as i Now am still repairing my roof > ( it still leaks like a lot any time it rains now ) > I am Now also looking to re create my antenna farm > ( i likely can salvage my 70 cm beam..all the others are trash..also lost > a good deal of LDF5-50a and LDF7-50a coax feedline ) > So while re doing my antenna farm for base operations.. > I am also looking to further update my portable/backpack gear. > (seems i also have to bite the bullet and get a car again.. thus getting > needed antennas for whatever car i get as well.. i have kept away from > driving for 20 years..but hurricane sandy showed if i needed to > bail/evacuate on my own..without driving on my own.. well it turned out it > was not possible) > > Bob Muller > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- *Gary - VK1ZZ Motorhome Portable The Shack* *Elecraft K3 P3 Panadapter KPA500FT KAT500FT** KX3-K * ______________________________________________________________ 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
