There has never been a Kenwood drop in charger, Jim.  The OEM 
batteries don't even have terminals on their backs to accomodate such 
a charger.  There are a couple of after market units, though.
I asked Kenwood last Dayton if they anticipated a THF6 replacement 
and their rep. said that the current model continues to sell, is 
reliable and Kenwood sees no immediate need for replacement.
So there you go!
PatAt 01:24 PM 1/10/2015, you wrote:
>Two questions about the Kenwood, do they make a drop-in charger
>for that HT and, that model has been around for many years, any
>notion when Kenwood might come out with a new model, but then
>why, if this one's working so well.  73, Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:19:08 -0600
>Subject: Re: Accessibility of Kenwood TH-F6A HT
>
>Richard,
>Absolutely acccessible.  As a totally blind guy I am very
>comfortable
>with the transceiver.  There is free Kenwood software which is
>nice
>also but I've always preferred to program mine from the front
>panel.  And yesm, DTMF.
>There is the new generation of Chinese, inexpensive handhelds
>which
>have some speech and are reputed to be pretty accessible but I've
>had
>almost no experience with them.  When all is said and done, the
>old,
>rugged, reliable Kenwood is a great way to go.
>Pat, K9JAU
>p s and there is a load of documentation at the usual sites.At
>12:52
>PM 1/10/2015, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>
>
>Generally, I am wondering about how accessible this HT is?  Does
>anyone have
>some experience they can share?  What about PC software which may
>be used to
>program it; and which is accessible, of course?  Does this HT
>have DTMF
>functionality for use with EchoLink (and other types) nodes?
>
>
>
>73,
>
>Richard KK6MRH