Kenwood TH-F6A Operating instructions

Kenwood TH-F6A Step-by-Step Programming Guide
Noji Ratzlaff
Set the radio to communicate with a repeater at 147.080+ MHz, 77.0 Hz
0. Turn on the radio and make sure it’s unlocked
1. Press VFO, then ENT
2. Set the frequency
1 - 4 - 7 - 0 - 8 - 0
3. If the + sign appears at the top, skip to step 7
4. Get into the menu
MNU
5. Go to AUTO OFFSET (item 5)
6. Set the auto repeater shift
MNU - ON - MNU
7. Set the transmit power level
Press LOW until Happears
8. Press TONE repeatedly until Tappears, then
F - TONE - 77.0 - OK
Your radio is now set to transmit as specified
Store and name the current repeater and tone settings in a memory channel
0. Follow the procedure above to set your radio
for the frequency of your choice
1. Press F
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the channel
number
3. Press MNU
The frequency is now stored in radio memory
4. Press MR to enter Memory mode, then select
the channel you want named
5. Enter the name editor
F - 9
6. Turn the knob until your letter of choice
appears, then press OK to move to the next
letter
7. Press OK to conclude editing
The stored memory channel now has a name
Recall a stored memory setting
1. Press MR
2. Turn the knob until you reach the desired channel
The stored channel is now ready for use

Set the radio to communicate at 146.740 MHz simplex
Note: the Kenwood TH-F6A will automatically turn
off repeater offsets if its current frequency falls
within the simplex ranges of the ARRL Band Plan
and the AUTO OFFSET (menu item 5) setting is
ON. So, if the simplex frequency you select is
outside these ranges, you must first set AUTO
OFFSET to OFF.
0. Turn on the radio and make sure it’s unlocked
1. Press VFO then ENT
2. Set the frequency
1 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 4 - 0
3. If neither the + nor - sign appears at the top,
skip to step 7
4. Get into the menu
MNU
5. Go to AUTO OFFSET (item 5)
6. Disable the auto repeater shift
MNU - OFF - MNU
7. Set the transmit power level
Press LOW until Happears
Your radio is now set to transmit simplex