True, but the software is very convenient, especially if you want to program 
things like the band scan memories, or link groups together, which is 
virtually impossible to do from the radio.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 19:43
Subject: Re: thf6a weather channels


> one certainly doesn't need the software to easily program a memory channel
> in the TH F6A.
> it's 2 button presses beyond entering of the frequency.
> and to set a tone it's another two button presses.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:26 PM
> Subject: Re: thf6a weather channels
>
>
>> Colin,
>>
>> I would just use the software, but Daren doesn't have a cable so he has 
>> to
>> resort to more desperate means.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 16:06
>> Subject: Re: thf6a weather channels
>>
>>
>>> why don't you just reprogram the weather freqs into memory?
>>> Unless you use scan on your memory channels, but even then, you just 
>>> need
>>> to
>>> lockout the weather channel so it doesn't stop on that channel everytime
>>> you
>>> scan.
>>> Seems allot easier than trying to reprogram the weather freqs to where
>>> they
>>> were originally.
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: thf6a weather channels
>>>
>>>
>>>> Darren,
>>>>
>>>> I can think of only two ways to get them back, and neither of them are
>>>> very
>>>> nice.  The most obvious way is to do a full reset of the radio, which
>>>> will
>>>> wipe out all the memories you've saved, but it will restore the factory
>>>> defaults.  The second way is to start at memory 0, go to VFO mode, 
>>>> press
>>>> Function and turn the tuning control one click to the left, which will
>>>> put
>>>> you into the tenth weather channel memory.  Then press Memory to store
>>>> the
>>>> frequency in that memory.  Repeat this procedure, turning the tuning
>>>> knob
>>>> one click to the left for each memory you want to fill.  Like I said,
>>>> it's
>>>> not pretty, but it's the only way you can do it without using the
>>>> computer.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Darren Tomblin" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 00:30
>>>> Subject: thf6a weather channels
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, I have a question about the weather channels on my thf6a. some how
>>>>> =
>>>>> they got removed probably when I was saving something to memory. does 
>>>>> =
>>>>> anyon know how I can get them back. I don't have a way to connect it 
>>>>> to
>>>>> =
>>>>> the computer to do it. thanks in advance. Darren
>>>>>
>>>
>