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Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 22 May 2006 14:22:30 -0400
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Well, lucky you!  Is the F6A your first radio?  The only radios that I
haven't had a problem with clearing are those that I had formal training
on for our trunked sstem.  Everything I've had for myself there has ben at
least tome point in time that I would get stuck.  That would
excludecrystalized stuff that you didn't have to program.





On Mon, 22 May 2006, John Miller wrote:

> nope, never had anything like that that I couldn't get out of fast.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Help with thf6a
>
>
> > You never got it into a strange mode o anything like that?  That's
> > amazing!  HOw fast did it take you to learn it?  Is there anyone else who
> > never at some point had to reset?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 22 May 2006, John Miller wrote:
> >
> >> funny, I never had to reset mine even once.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:13 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Help with thf6a
> >>
> >>
> >> >    Russ:
> >> >
> >> > Again, before you do the full re-set, try the little trick I just
> >> > suggested
> >> > earlier, or do a VFO re-set.
> >> >
> >> > That may be enough to get out of your problem.
> >> >
> >> > If not, a full re-set is your next option, and like the others on this
> >> > list,
> >> > I can't tell you how many times I had to do this, especially when I was
> >> > getting acclamated to the radio.
> >> >
> >> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:03 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: Help with thf6a
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> To t he right.  If tyou do turn it to the left you only have to turn
> >> >> it
> >> >> once.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, 22 May 2006, Russ Kiehne wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > What direction do I turn the tuning knob?
> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 7:55 AM
> >> >> > Subject: Re: Help with thf6a
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > Hi Rus, right the reset will restore the unit into defaults.  I
> >> >> > > don't
> >> > ahve
> >> >> > > mine with me though, but from what I can remember you just hold
> >> >> > > the
> >> >> > > function key down as you turn the unit on. Then turn the tuning
> >> > control
> >> >> > > about three times, and then press menu, and it should reset.  Have
> >> >> > > you
> >> >> > > managed to store anything in there as of yet?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > On Mon, 22 May 2006, Russ Kiehne wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >> I'll try removing the battery for a while and see what happens.
> >> > What's
> >> >> > >> the
> >> >> > >> preceedure for doing a reset?  I take it, a reset will restore
> >> >> > >> the
> >> >> > >> factory
> >> >> > >> defults?
> >> >> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > >> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> > >> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 7:44 AM
> >> >> > >> Subject: Re: Help with thf6a
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> > Russ,
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > I've been following this thread to  some extent but have
> >> >> > >> > probably
> >> >> > >> > missed
> >> >> > >> > some things.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > One thing you might try if you haven't already is to remove the
> >> > battery
> >> >> > >> > from the radio or, if you're using a power supply, shut it down
> >> >> > >> > for
> >> >> > >> > several minutes and see if
> >> >> > >> > that clears your problem.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > As others have suggested, you may wish to try a full reset of
> >> >> > >> > the
> >> >> > >> > radio.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > It really does sound like you got some setting screwed up, not
> >> >> > >> > a
> >> >> > >> > difficult
> >> >> > >> > thing to do when you first start out with the radio.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > Not sure I can count the number of full resets I had to do
> >> >> > >> > before
> >> >> > >> > I
> >> >> > >> > finally got the hang of all the settings.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > Don W6SMB
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