Hi Christy,

Did you get the thf-6a instructions in a format you can use
independently?  If not, check out:

http://www.icanworkthisthing.com   

as there are docs there which give some really good instructions on
both the layout of controls and on how to use the thf-6a.  

Definitely a nice little radio.

Don W6SMB 

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On 1/27/2007 at 8:37 PM Christy Schulte wrote:

>Well, my roommate and I decided to be super brave today, and went
to a
>hamfest totally on our own. It was quite the experience,
especially with
>the
>enormous crowds. I was hoping to just wander from booth to booth,
seeing
>what they had, but it was way too crowded for that. I did end up
finding a
>nice booth where I picked up a couple of HTs, and even a computer
cable I
>could use with them. they are kenwood th f6a radios, very very
nice from
>what I can tell, or at least will be once I figure out how to work
the
>things. the instructions seem pretty straight forward, my only
real problem
>is that sometimes the instructions and the actual results aren't
lining up.
>I even got an adapter that will allow me to plug one of them up to
my
>magmount if necessary. for now, it'll work if I need quick
emergency
>access.
>This thing will even receive HF, supposedly at least, we'll see
once I
>figure out how to scan with it. The second one will go to my
roommate if
>she
>manages to get her license next month when I go to test for my
general. I'm
>making her wait until she's licensed before I give it to her,
she's not
>happy with me, but it's great motivation! Hehe.
>
>We did get a chance to meet a lot of really meat people, one
particular
>person even stayed with us for a good hour and a half, making sure
we got
>what we needed and found someone to help us get a cab home. So I'm
a lot
>more broke than I want to be, but have no plans for any new
purchases any
>time soon.
>
>Christy, KI4GYH
>
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