Well, I will try that, but I have had to search rfr it, but also I tried
it 13 times as well to see if I reach 103.5 which sounds about right, but
when I was monitoring something on 103.5 and changed it by turning the
knob one notch to the left I should have been on 100 Hz, but wasn't
On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, David R. Basden wrote:
> Hi Jeffrey,
>
> To set your PL, first make sure tones are turned on. To do this,
> press the 7 button until you hear the low beep for the default. This is
> off. Press the 7 button once more to turn on PL tone.
>
> Next, set the frequency of the PL tone. To do this, press the A or
> function button, then the 7 button. Turn the tuning knob till you hear the
> low tone for default. This is 67.0 Herz. It is tone 1. The 100 Herz tone
> is tone 13. Turn the tuning knob 12 clicks clockwise and press the menu
> button (center of the circle). This should put you on 100 Herz PL.
>
> As for the offset on 440 MHz., the default is supposed to be 5MHz for the
> 440 band. The direction depends on where you are on the band. What offset
> are you trying for? Just changing the direction is easy, but changing the
> default offset may require sighted assistance. That's because the changes
> in offset go in such small steps that it would take a lot of clicks to get
> to a particular offset.
> Have you considered buying the data cable and downloading the
> software from Kenwood to allow you to set menu functions more easily? The
> cable is about $32, I think, and the software is free. I have the cable on
> order and it should arrive later this week. The software is supposed to be
> quite accessible. I will let you know how it works out.
>
> In the meantime, let me ask again what offset you are trying for on 440.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, A F 6 Y
>
> At 07:16 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone, I just checked with someone on the repeater here about the
> >440 off sets and as it turns out with the THF6A you have to set them
> >manually yourself I think that it is menu 5, but I don't know what to do
> >when I get to it. Also, I'm following the counting scheme for programming
> >the PL in terms of counting the number of turns on the tuning knob after
> >the beep at 67 Hz, and can't get to 100. I know how to select, but just
> >can;'t get to what I need without doing a PL search. However, if anyone
> >could help me out with the off set there and how to change it to 5 MHz I
> >would appreciate it, and thanks in advance.
>
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