Kenwood TH-F6A Instruction Manual

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35UTILIZING B-BANDABOUT B-BANDUsually you can communicate with other amateurradio stations using A-band frequencies for receivingand transmitting. This transceiver also featuresanother receiver in addition to A-band transceiver.The frequency for the B-band appears the bottompart of the display. Although A-band transceivercovers only 144 MHz/ 220 MHz (TH-F6A only)/ 430/440 MHz amateur radio bands in FM mode, B-bandreceiver can receive from 100 kHz to 470 MHz inSSB, CW, FM, or AM mode. From 470 MHz to1.3 GHz, you can also receive in FM or AM mode.In this way, you can monitor 2 different frequencies atthe same time. This means that you can listen to alocal FM broadcasting station while you aremonitoring your club channel at the same time.If one of A-band amateur radio bands is also selectedfor B-band in FM mode, you can also transmit on theB-band frequency.B-BAND FREQUENCYSince B-band frequency coverage is so wide, thedefault frequency band, mode, and frequency stepsize are preprogrammed as shown below.1 Press [A/B] to select B-band.• “s” icon moves, indicating which band iscurrently selected.2 Press [BAND] until the desired frequency bandappears.• Each time you press [BAND], the frequencyband cycles from the last band you selected toupper band frequency. When it reaches to 1.2GHz band, it goes back to LW band.3 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to tune toa desired frequency.Note: You can also select one of the amateur radio band to transmiton the B-band frequency. However, the operating mode must be inFM mode to transmit.n B-band Frequency CoveragednaB ycneuqerF petS edoMdnabMAzHk025~zHk001 zHk1 MA)A6F-HT(zHM8.1~zHk025)E7F-HT(zHM17.1~zHk025 zHk01 MAFH)A6F-HT(zHM5.3~zHM8.1)E7F-HT(zHM5.3~17.1zH001)NOENIF(MAzHM0.4~zHM5.3 BSLzHM0.7~zHM0.4 MAzHM3.7~zHM0.7 BSLzHM1.01~zHM3.7 MAzHM51.01~zHM1.01 WCzHM0.41~zHM51.01 MAzHM53.41~zHM0.41 BSUzHM860.81~zHM53.41 MAzHM861.81~zHM860.81 BSUzHM0.12~zHM861.81 MAzHM54.12~zHM0.12 BSUzHM98.42~zHM54.12 MAzHM99.42~zHM98.42 BSUzHM0.82~zHM99.42 MAzHM7.92~zHM0.82 BSUm6 zHM0.05~zHM7.92zHk52)A6F-HT(zHk5)E7F-HT( MFzHM0.45~zHM0.05 zHk01dnabMF zHM0.801~zHM0.45 zHk001 WMFdnabriA zHM0.731~zHM0.801 zHk52 MAm2zHM0.441~zHM0.731 zHk5MFzHM0.641~zHM0.441 5/5.21zHkzHM0.471~zHM0.641 zHk5VTFHV zHM0.612~zHM0.471 zHk001 WMFzHM0.222~zHM0.612 zHk5.21MFm3.1 zHM0.532~zHM0.222zHk02)A6F-HT(zHk5.21)E7F-HT(zHM0.004~zHM0.532 zHk5.21zHM0.034~zHM0.004 zHk5.21mc07 zHM0.054~zHM0.034 zHk52zHM0.074~zHM0.054 zHk5.21VTFHU zHM0.608~zHM0.074 zHk001 WMFmc32 zHM0.0031~zHM0.608 zHk52 MFNote:u By a default, FINE mode is activated automatically for 1.8 MHz ~29.7 MHz.u LSB/ USB/ CW mode operation is limited below 600 MHz.u Cellular band is blocked due to government regulations.