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________________________________________ From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Stephen Roberts [steve...@shoreham.net] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:09 AM To: Gary Gregory Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; rwm rwmr Subject: Re: [Elecraft] missed market A well thought out ridiculous post. Sorry. You want 11m, get a radio for that purpose. Maybe Elecraft could put a microwave oven in the KX3 as well. 73 Steve W1SFR On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
