Ah, I'm reading my email backwards again :) We might be able to allow you to go to 7.6 MHz. I have to test this.
tnx Wayne N6KR On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:26 PM, W4GRJ wrote: > > Correction to my poor grammer, should have said ".....Waiting to > hear back > from Elecraft to see if they can move the lower limit freq up a bit > to xmit > in the 7.6Mhz area" > > > W4GRJ wrote: >> >> Yes you are correct, just got off the phone with Elecraft ...it is >> due to >> the IF at approx 8.2Mhz. >> This is a big deal to me as a MARS/SHARES operator. Waiting to hear >> back >> from Elecraft to see if they can move the freq up a bit to xmit in >> this >> area. Otherwise, I will have to put my TS-480 back on the >> air...glad I >> caught this before selling the TS-480. >> >> >> 4Z5TO wrote: >>> >>> This blocked tx freq. range is normal. 8 MHz is used for the IF, so >>> transmitting there'abouts would probably not be a good idea for >>> the K3. >>> >>> It's written down somewhere, I just can't recall where... >>> >>> 73, >>> 4Z5TO >>> >>> >>> W4GRJ wrote: >>>> >>>> I have done the open the transmit frequency software update. The >>>> radio >>>> will work on all freqs outside the Ham bands EXCEPT between >>>> 7.55Mhz and >>>> 8.99Mhz. Tried to check in to the SHARES net for the first time >>>> with my >>>> new K3 on freq aprox 7.6Mhz and got the BND END message. >>>> >>>> Any other MARS operators can confirm same issue or is it unique >>>> to my >>>> rig? I have a call into Elecraft, but thought I would try here in >>>> the >>>> meantime. >>>> >>>> Tnx, >>>> Jack >>>> W4GRJ / AFA4DG >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/MARS-operation-problem-tp4210053p4210634.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
