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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:38:24 -0400
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I don't know where the correction was, I just checked all the Kenwood radios 
I have and none of them have automatic offset on 440, including the TH-F6A 
unless mine is different from others.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Cannon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: making progress


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> Colin McDonald wrote:
>> except he doesn't have the th F6A and i think many of the functions are
>> quite different in the Th D7AG.
>
> I realize that.  However, to be clear, I was referring to what John Miller
> wrote:
> > No Kenwood radio that I know of works with automatic repeater offset on
> 440
>> It's a 2 meter feature only for some reason on Kenwood radios. That's not
>> something wrong with the radio.
>
> I was simply correcting him on that.
>
> 73s
> KD6QPK
>
>
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> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:49 AM
> Subject: Re: making progress
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>
>> except he doesn't have the th F6A and i think many of the functions are
>> quite different in the Th D7AG.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Aaron Cannon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: making progress
>>
>>
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>>> The TH-F6A seems to.  From the manual:
>>>
>>> "The default offset frequency on the 2 m band is 600 kHz (all models);
>>> the
>>> default on the 70 cm band is 5.0 MHz (TH-F6A) or 1.6 MHz (TH-F7E); the
>>> default on the 1.25 m band is 1.6 MHz (TH-F6A)."
>>>
>>> 73s
>>> KD6QPK
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> - ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: making progress
>>>
>>>
>>> > No Kenwood radio that I know of works with automatic repeater offset 
>>> > on
>>> > 440
>>> > It's a 2 meter feature only for some reason on Kenwood radios. That's
>> not
>>> > something wrong with the radio.
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:18 PM
>>> > Subject: making progress
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Hello to all, I was reading through the manual by Handi hams on CD
>> about
>>> >> =
>>> >> the D7A G one problem I have been having is turning off the bottom  B
>>> >> =
>>> >> display.  What I did in the past was to do a reset and start all over
>>> >> =
>>> >> again.  To night I found by pressing the zero key I can turn the
>> display
>>> >> =
>>> >> on and off so it will show both displays. That will save me a lot of 
>>> >> =
>>> >> time in the future.  I have all ways believed in learning how to
>> correct
>>> >> =
>>> >> mistakes Because I know I will all ways make them.
>>> >> According to the way I understood the manual, and that might be 
>>> >> wrong,
>> =
>>> >> Noing me it probably is, but you can program VHF and UHF  frequencies
>> on
>>> >> =
>>> >> both bands a and B, but I have found on my radio it will  only let 
>>> >> you
>> =
>>> >> program 442 frequencies on band b.  And when you program the  UHF =
>>> >> frequencies The Autimatic frequency ofset does not work or again I am
>>> >> =
>>> >> doing some thing wrong.  I am thinking about calling R &L in the next
>>> >> =
>>> >> few days to discuss it with them.  Maybe they might have some ideas.
>>> >> =
>>> >> The radio was used so UHF problems might have got passed them when
>>> >> they
>> =
>>> >> checked it out.  I am not angry or do I have hard feelings.  I 
>>> >> realize
>> =
>>> >> things happen so if the problem is corrected I will be happy.  and if
>> it
>>> >> =
>>> >> is my fault well again, it is another opportunity to learn.
>>> >> A local Ham at the club meeting tried to program a 442 frequency into
>>> >> =
>>> >> the radio and he didn't have success with the ofset problem.  On the 
>>> >> =
>>> >> other hand he mostly uses Yasu equiptment.  No matter what I decided
>>> >> to
>> =
>>> >> do I will handle it with respect and deplomicy.
>>> >> Your suggestions would be appreciated.
>>> >> thanks and havve a good day.
>>> >> 73's=20
>>> >> Bill
>>> >>
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