[Elecraft] K3 Scanning on 6 meters

[S Sacco]

It's a shame they don't make note of this anywhere.

73,
Steve NN4X


On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com> wrote:
> Ron Chambers wrote:
>
> > I can't seem to make the SCAN function work on 6 meters. All other
> > bands work fine.
> >
> > Operator error? Or?
> >
>
>  No, scanning is deliberately disabled on 6 meters. There is an issue with
> FCC approval. As I understand it (someone will correct me if I'm wrong), a
> manufacturer of equipment capable of scanning above 30 mHz must prove that
> it can't scan the 800 or 900 mHz region used by analog cellular phones (if
> there are any!). When Elecraft comes up for air they will do this and then
> enable scanning on 6 meters.
>  --
>  73,
>  Vic, K2VCO
>  Fresno CA
>  http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
>
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