Matt,

First, have you tried listening on another receiver to insure you are 
transmitting a signal?

Second, how far are you from the repeater?  Is it one that you can hit with 
four watts or so, which is about what the THF6A puts out on high power?

Third, if you can hear your signal on the input, and the repeaters are in 
range, do they use PL?  I am just making sure you've covered all the obvious 
stuff before packing it up and sending it off.

Don't know how long you've had your rig.  One option is if it is under 
warranty, find the nearest authorized Kenwood service  dealer.  I think, if 
you don't have an authorized dealer near you, that Kenwood's East Coast 
facility is in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Reviews of the East Coast Center on EHam seem to indicate that the general 
turnaround time is a week or so.  Some people gave them negative reviews on 
equipment that was unrepaired because parts weren't available.  This should 
not be a problem with the THF6A.


Kenwood Service Center East
829 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Suite 130 - Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Fax: (757) 340-6809
Repairs Only: (757) 340-1702
Steve, K8SP
MSB Class of '72


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 9:11 PM
Subject: Malfunctioning THF6A


> Hi, Folks!  I seem to be having trouble getting my THF6A into
> repeaters.  I've reset the rig a few times, checked the input freq
> and repeater freqs, get a carrier on the input, but can't get into
> any repeaters.  I've reprorgammed the rig both with the data cable
> and manually, but no luck.  Any ideas?  How good is Kenwood at fixing
> my rig in terms of time?  How do I get it fixed?  thanks.--Matt.  (N1IBB)
>