[Elecraft] K3 or KX3 on my sailing yacht?

[Barry LaZar]

Dieter,
     I suspect that the Elecraft radios will not open up like older 
radios from Icom or Kenwood. However, that should not be a problem with 
email over HF if you use the Winlink network and Winmor vice an SCS 
modem and Sailmail. Getting onto the marine SSB frequencies might be a 
problem.

     I have worked with a number of boat owners who sail in blue water. 
My suggestion to them is that they have both a marine SSB and a ham 
radio on board. My thinking on this is redundancy for safety at sea.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

On 1/21/2013 2:31 AM, Dietmar Otterstaetter wrote:
> Hy @ all,
> 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
>
> all the best to you and yours,
> fair winds for the sailors,
> Dietmar, DL4HAO
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