Matt,
No, you can't transmit on the six meter band; yes, A M is broadcast 
am and H F a m, and F M is both narrow (ham) and wide (commercial f m and TV).
A great transceiver.
Enjoy.
Pat, K9JAU At 09:19 PM 8/10/2007, you wrote:
>hi all,
>I have changed my mind yet again on the next radio I am going to get =
>from the ict90 to a kenwood thf6a.  I found one on another list that =
>someone is selling so being I eventually wanted this anyway, I figured =
>i'd rearrange my radio priorities a bit, or the want list.
>anyway I am anticipating purchasing the radio so want to find out all I =
>can.  I went to icanworkthisthing.com and found the info for this.  I =
>have a few questions yet though. =20
>
>first, I see the radio can select the 6M band on the b band, however I =
>take it I can not transmit on 6 or can i?
>also, I see it has the am and fm, usb and lsb modes, is that am and fm =
>as in the actual fm radio band, or is this the am/fm as in ham radio. =20
>thanks
>matt
>
>check out my home decor site, as well as outdoor items and candles at=20
>http://nifty.selfip.net/~matt/decore
>and be sure to check the weekly specials at the above site by following =
>the "pow!" link
>soon to be added will be a page for the beautiful Swarovski Crystal =
>jewelry.