[Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

[Dave]

Dietmar

The K3 will only operate on or near the amateur radio bands and cannot
be "opened up". It does however work well on Pactor up to at least P3.

A more suitable transceiver for use on a yacht would be a Kenwood
TS480SAT, the remote head makes for a neat installation. The ALC, CW
keying envelope, synthesiser, etc on the 480 is vastly superior to an
Icom IC706. The 480 works fine on Pactor (to P3). I have no experience
of "wide banding" a 480...

Using amateur equipment on marine channels is not covered by your
marine licence and may leave you open to prosecution by your licensing
authority...

73 Dave, G4AON
(Using a K3 with SCS PTC-IIex on Pactor III)


I would like to replace my old IC-706 with a K3 or KX3 (with 100 watts
PA) but for that I need to know, if it is possible to send on the
sailmail.com channels and on the ssb ship-ship frequencies at 4 6 8 12
and 16 mhz like my old IC706.

I think, it´s not an issue like all modern transceivers have this
option, but I did not found any informations how to "open" it for K3
and KX3