Hi Dave
The rig is about 7 yrs old, been all over the country on many trips, better 
start saving my nickels!
Albert, WA7fxb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Kenwood TH-F6A keypad problems


> Albert,
>
> How old is the radio?
>
> After a while switches, knobs and other mechanical controls ware out  I
> had a similar problem with the the rotary tuning knob.  It would skip
> steps or bounce through several steps with only one or two clicks of the
> knob.  I ended up having to get the knob assembly replaced.  This was
> after the radio was in service over 10 years.
>
> It still was worth the repair.  The rig is going strong several years
> after the repair.
>
> I will take an educated guess that the key pad switches are starting to
> show their age after a long life of service.
>
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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>
> On 1/6/2016 4:35 PM, Albert Sanchez wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Lately I have noticed when I try to depress the "A" "B" "C" and "D" 
>> buttons
>> on my TH-F6A's keypad I have to press much harder to get them to engage 
>> than
>> the other keys. Any suggestions on how to resolve this difficulty? It's a
>> wonderful radio!
>> Thanks and 73's,
>> Albert, WA7fxb
>
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