Kenwood TH-F6A Instruction Manual

Also see for TH-F6A: Service manual Instruction manual Supplemental service manual Service manual Quick reference

Contents

5 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS14REVERSE FUNCTIONThe reverse function exchanges a separate receiveand transmit frequency. So, while using a repeater,you can manually check the strength of a signal thatyou receive directly from the other station. If thestation’s signal is strong, both stations should moveto a simplex frequency and free up the repeater.To swap the transmit and receive frequencies:Press [REV] to switch the Reverse function ON (orOFF).• “R” appears when the function is ON.Note: You can turn the Reverse function ON when you are operatingin Simplex mode. However, it does not change the TX/ RXfrequency.AUTOMATIC SIMPLEX CHECK (ASC)While using a repeater, the ASC function periodicallychecks the strength of a signal that you are receivingdirectly from the other station. If the station’s signal isstrong enough to allow direct contact without arepeater, “ ” indicator on the display starts blinking.Press [REV] (1 s) to switch the function ON.• “ ” appears when the function is ON.• While direct contact is possible, “ ” blinks.• To quit the function, press [REV].Note:uPressing the PTT switch causes “ ” icon to quit blinking.uASC can be activated while operating in Simplex mode.However, it does not change the TX/ RX frequencies.uASC does not function while scanning.uActivating ASC while using Reverse switches Reverse OFF.uIf you recall a memory channel or the Call channel that containsa Reverse ON status, ASC is switched OFF.uASC causes received audio to be momentarily intermitted every3 seconds.uASC does not function when the band is not selected foroperation.TONE FREQ. ID SCANThis function scans through all tone frequencies toidentify the incoming tone frequency on a receivedsignal. You may use the function to find which tonefrequency is required by accessing your localrepeater.1 While the Tone function is ON, press [F],[TONE] (1 s) to start the Tone Freq. ID scan.• When the transceiver receives the signal, thescan starts.• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuningcontrol or press [ ]/ [ ].• To quit the function, press [PTT] or [ ].• When the tone frequency is identified, a beepsounds and the identified frequency appears.2 Press [ ] to program the identified frequency inplace of the current tone frequency.• Press [ ] if you do not want to program theidentified frequency.• Press [ ]/ [ ] while the identified frequency isblinking, to resume scanning.Note: Some repeaters do not re-transmit the access tone in thedownlink signal. In this case, check the other station’s uplink signalto detect the repeater access tone.144.725 MHz145.325 MHz144.725 MHzTX: 144.725 MHz TX: 144.725 MHz TX: 144.725 MHz TX: 145.325 MHzRX: 145.325 MHz RX: 145.325 MHz RX: 145.325 MHz RX: 144.725 MHz