[Elecraft] CB band TX? - I'm shocked!

[Goody K3NG]

I don't see a problem with CB transmit capabilities.  In fact, I think 
it should be configurable by the end user.  Let me explain.

Recently our county has been getting its act together in regards to 
Emcomm, so we've been doing drills and educational programs at 
meetings.  As an amateur, you need to be prepared to communicate on 
non-ham frequencies, like FRS or CB.  Sometimes in a disaster situation 
you may need to communicate with non-hams who are only equipped with FRS 
or CB.  One prime example of this in a drill we did was a trucker coming 
in to deliver supplies to a shelter.  We needed to "talk in" the driver 
to the shelter over CB.

As far as "soiling" your K3, look at it this way; you'll probably have 
the sweetest, cleanest sounding AM signal on the CB band :-)  Yea, I 
know it's not type accepted for use in CB/Part 95, but neither are the 
thousands of amplifiers and "specially tuned" chrome monsters you see on 
eBay each day.  Also, any CBer wanting a hot signal isn't going to buy 
an Elecraft K3.  For much less money they can buy one of those garbage 
rigs and a "six pill" amp with more so-called "talk power".

All my rigs are modified for "DC to daylight" transmit.  Do I ever use 
it?  No, but it's good to know that if I'm ever put in the situation I 
can fire up communications on most any band in a heartbeat.  Sure, I can 
wreak havoc on any band as well with my equipment and its expanded 
functionality, but that's why we're licensed amateurs.....we know not to 
do that stuff and we have the know how and motivation to use our powers 
for good, not evil....

73
Goody
K3NG

Ken Kopp wrote:
> Eric's reply (below) reads as if the K3 will TX in the 27 mHz
> CB band as built.  Surely no self-respecting Elecraft owner
> would soil his radio by transmitting in the CB band!  The
> radio should self-destruct if a user attempted to transmit
> there.
>
> It should -always- block CB band transmit. I don't know of a
> legitimate reason for a K3 to transmit on 27 Mhz anywhere
> in the world.
>
> Say it isn't so, please ....
>
>


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