[Elecraft] K2 MARS mod

[KU4YP]

i am glad someone brought this up,

    it was a make or break question for me before i made a purchase.

Michael Prevatt                 " A clean hamshack is a sign
Bartow, Florida                               of a sick mind...."
Amateur Radio Callsign: KU4YP
Navy/Marine Corps Callsign: NNN0AAL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Coote" <TSCM at jps.net>
To: "Augie Hansen" <augie.hansen at comcast.net>; "Thom R LaCosta"
<lacosta at bcpl.net>; "Charles B. Wilber" <Charles.B.Wilber at Dartmouth.EDU>
Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 MARS mod


> Generally, hamband-only radios are not so good for MARS operations.
> Radios with wideband (1.8-30 MHz) receivers can sometimes be modified
> by or for valid MARS stations and this works well.  Hambands-only
> radios, even if they cover a  few hundred Khz above or below the hamband
> limits
> miss out on a lot.    Glad to answer Army MARS questions (not frequencies)
> off-list.
> Jay
> W6CJ/AAR9QM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Augie Hansen
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:58 AM
> To: Thom R LaCosta; Charles B. Wilber
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 MARS mod
>
>
> On 6/20/05 10:40 AM, "Thom R LaCosta" <lacosta at bcpl.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 20 Jun 2005, Charles B. Wilber wrote:
> >
> >> Could someone point me to a MARS mod for the K2? I am contemplating
> trying my
> >> K2
> >> out on the MARS frequencies to see if its excellent receiver would be
> helpful
> >> at
> >> my very noisy QTH. Thanks.
> >
> > Remember the old line "If I tell you, I will have to kill you"?
> >
> > I once asked all three MARS services what frequencies I might expect to
> use so
> > that I could determine if my K2 would work in that environment....and
none
> of
> > them wold tell me...supposedly for security reasons.....so you questions
> has
> > confirmed that the K2 out of the box may not work for MARS.
> >
> > Guess it will be hard to find the MARS mod, if you can't folks what
> > frequency(ies) you want.
> >
>
> A Google search for "MARS frequencies" produces an extensive list of sites
> that describe the MARS programs of the Army, Navy-Marines, and Air Force.
> These frequencies are not a dark secret, but to use them you need a valid
> MARS license (and a radio/antenna system capable of MARS coverage, of
> course).
>
> Gus Hansen
> KB0YH
>
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