[Elecraft] MARS

[Walter Underwood]

Since no one has pointed to the official Elecraft FAQ on MARS, here it is:

http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3FAQ.htm#MARS

wunder
K6WRU

On May 29, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Jay wrote:

> I'll forward this info to him.. he is only considering the K3 .. we'll see how he feels about the radio after the Dxpedition -- Hi
> 
> 
> 
> Jay
> W2IJ
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Zilmer" <mzilmer at verizon.net>
> To: "Jack Berry" <we5st at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Jay" <pcb4u at verizon.net>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MARS
> 
> 
> You will need to send a copy of your MARS credentials via scan or
> email.
> 
> The region (spectrum) from 7.5 to 9.0 MHz is hard-locked out for TX
> though, being too near the IF to be usable or safe for the K3.
> 
> Gary will send you a utility program that unlocks TX up to 25 MHz.
> There is a second utility that allows TX around CB, with a guard band.
> You should ask for both of these.  For Navy-Marine Corps MARS, there
> are a large number of "shore ops" and phone patch freqs around CB.
> There are plans to use these higher freqs during the solar max for
> data exchange, especially radio-only W2LK, and that's inter-service as
> I understand it.
> 
> 73,
> matt W6NIA / NNN0UET, SCA
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 29 May 2013 18:20:56 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
> 
>> It certainly can. I just "unlocked" my K3 for MARS operation. Gary Surrency <gary at elecraft . com> can provide the utility and instructions.
>> 
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>> 
>> God Bless & 73!
>> Jack - WE5ST
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Jay <pcb4u at verizon.net>
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:54 PM
>> Subject: [Elecraft] MARS
>> 
>> 
>> Can the K3 operate in the M.A.R.S. spectrum? I am sure it can't but one of
>> the team on the expedition may want to buy one of the K3s after the trip and
>> just asked me...
>> 
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