John,

I think the radio has different step sizes depending on what band you're
in.  For example, entering 1.030 goes to 1030 KHz on the AM broadcast band,
where the step size defaults to 10KHz unless you've changed it.  If you
entered something like 15.560, the step size would default to 5KHz.

Steve

On Sunday 11/28/04 12:43 John Miller wrote:

>Are you hitting the * key for the decimal point? for like 7.255 are you
>hitting the #7, then *, then 255 then enter, and starting with enter? which
>is the # key, between 0 and D key? That's all I can think of unless you have
>the step size set do the freq you enter isn't with in the range for the step
>size you set while tuning up and down though I think it would just round to
>the nearest if that was the case.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jerry Neufeld" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:29 PM
>Subject: the t h -f6a, general coverage rx?
>
>
> > Hello folks.
> >
> > Silly as this may sound, although I have come to know Kenwood's little ht
> > quite well, including the software that runs with the handheld, I seem to
> > have difficulties in keying random, non-ham-band frequencies such as
> > 12.2mhz, 120mhz etc. Using the B band, the handheld simply refuses to go
> > to
> > many but not all frequencies I key in. Is the B band of the t h f 6a
> > genuinely a general coverage receiver and, if so, what am I doing wrong? I
> > know the freqs are not showing up since I have had my sighted assistants
> > at
> > school look at the display as I attempt to move from one segment of the
> > spectrum to another. Switching modes is, of course, not at all a problem.
> >
> > Thanks to anyone who might have a hint for me about what to do here.
> >
> > Jerry
> >