[Kenwood] TH-F6A

[doc]

Acquired one a few weeks back.  Gigaparts had a sale and HRO matched
their price, plus I bought a couple of accessories.

Price for the F6a was $345.

Now if only I can find time to do the mod(s) and learn the features!

73, doc kd4e

> I've been through quite a few handhelds and I like my TH-F6A the best of
any
> I have used.  My last was an Icom IC-T8A and the Kenwood is vastly better.
> 222 is truly usable on a handheld as opposed to 6M which gets very little
> use.  It is very easy to store memory channels and it will handle pretty
> much any offset.  The HF receiver section even works well if connected to
an
> appropriate antenna.
>
> You might also check the reviews on www.eham.net .  Most were quite good.
>
> 73 & Good Luck,
> Kevin
> W4KBM
>
> Hello,
>
> I am looking into getting a new handheld radio and am looking at the
> TH-F6A. Anyone use this radio? If so could you please tell me how you like
> it? How easy is it to use? How easy to store memory channels? Can it do
> strange offsets for repeater use? (local repeater here uses 1Mhz offset on
> 2m instead of .6Mhz)
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Paul L Hutley
> kf4oox@svol.net
> KF4OOX