[Elecraft] Firmware updates for EU bands

Toby Deinhardt dj7mgq at muenchen-mail.de
Sat Dec 1 08:48:57 EST 2007


In some countries yes.

If I remember correctly places like Malta and Thailand require "hard" 
band limits in the hardware (firmware), and they check for them too.

vy 73 de toby
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KBG Luxford wrote:
> Does that requirement exist for home built equipment?  Surely you could 
> argue that the K3 is something you built yourself.
> 
> Except for the Foundation level, the authorities seem to take the 
> attitude, "We publish the band limits, you stick within them, or you 
> will experience sanctions."
> 
> 73
> Kevin
> VK3DAP / ZL2DAP
> 
> Toby Deinhardt wrote:
>>  > Although I have the latest firmwares installed from factory delivery
>>  > the firmware label on the board says US band limits
>>
>> I've asked about this too a couple times, but never saw an answer:
>>
>> What if I take my K3 on an expedition to place where the US band 
>> limits are not restrictive enough. Some countries are very strict and 
>> require built in TX band limits, which are not the same as the North 
>> American allocations.
>>
>>
>> vy 73 de toby
> 
> 


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