[Elecraft] Six-meter scanning

[Wes Stewart]

I see in the manual that in "some countries" scanning of some bands isn't allowed and in some countries six-meter scanning may be disabled.

My radio will not scan six-meters, so I checked the archives and saw that others have asked about this.  Unless I'm mistaken (always a good possibility) there has been no "official" response from Elecraft.

There was some talk about it being an FCC limitation.  However, (other than receivers that cover the cellular phone bands, with their own special limitations) the pertinent regulation seems to be covered in 47 CFR 15.5 (definitions) where I read:

  (v) Scanning receiver. For the purpose of this part, this is a receiver that automatically switches among two or more frequencies in the range of 30 to 960 MHz and that is capable of stopping at and receiving a radio signal detected on a frequency. Receivers designed solely for the reception of the broadcast signals under part 73 of this chapter, for the reception of NOAA broadcast weather band signals, or for operation as part of a licensed service are not included in this definition.

The last time I checked the Amateur Service was both a "service" and "licensed".  Unless I'm mistaken (again) the K3 isn't defined as a "Scanning receiver" so why isn't scanning optional on six-meters?

Wes  N7WS