Kenwood Th6 Manual

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
RECALLING A MEMORY CHANNEL
There are 2 ways of recalling the desired memory
channel.
nUsing the Tuning Control or /  Keys
1Press [MR] to enter Memory Recall mode.
¥ The memory channel used last is recalled.
2Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to
select your desired memory channel.
¥ You cannot recall an empty memory
channel.
¥ To restore VFO mode, press [VFO].
Note:  If the ÒCURRENT BANDÓ is selected for Menu No. 3 (MR
METHOD), only memory channels that have the same band data...

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
NAMING A MEMORY CHANNEL
You can name memory channels using up to 8
alphanumeric characters.  When you recall a named
memory channel, its name appears on the display in
place of the stored frequency.  Names can be call
signs, repeater names, cities, names of people, etc.
1Press [MR] to recall your desired memory
channel.
2Press [F], [MNf] to enter memory name input
mode.
¥ The entry cursor appears.
3Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select
the first character.
¥ You can...

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
MEMORY CHANNEL GROUPS
400 memory channels have been divided into
8 groups of 50.  Group 0 contains memory channel
numbers 0 ~ 49, group 1 is 50 ~ 99, group 2 is 100 ~
149, and so on.  You can categorize each group to
store similar data, same frequency bands or same
modes for ease of use.
# p u o r Gl e n n a h C y r o m e M# p u o r Gl e n n a h C y r o m e M
0 p u o r G94 ~ 04p u o r G94 2 ~ 0 0 2
1 p u o r G99 ~ 0 55p u o r G99 2 ~ 0 5 2
2 p u o r G94 1 ~ 0 0 16p u o r G94 3 ~ 0 0...

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
9 9 3 ~ 0 l e n n a h Ca9 9 3 ~ 0 l e n n a h C
y c n e u q e r f e v i e c e R
ay c n e u q e r f e v i e c e R
y c n e u q e r f t i m s n a r T
ay c n e u q e r f t i m s n a r T
y c n e u q e r f e n o T
ay c n e u q e r f e n o T
n o i t c e r i d t e s f f O
an o i t c e r i d t e s f f O
y c n e u q e r f S S C T C
ay c n e u q e r f S S C T C
e d o c S C D
ae d o c S C D
S C D / S S C T C / e n o T
s u t a t s F F O / N OaS C D / S S C T C / e n o T
s u t a t s F F O / N O
y...

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
INFORMATION CHANNELS
10 Information channels are available for storing
radio broadcasting service frequencies, such as
weather radio stations and community FM
broadcasting stations.  For your conveniences,
pressing [INFO] instantly recalls the Information
channel to B-band.  The following frequency data is
stored by default.
r e b m u N l e n n a h Ce m a N y r o m e M / e d o M / y c n e u q e r F
A 6 F - H TE 7 F - H T
1 Ð I/ M F / z H M 0 5 5 . 2 6 1
R E H T A E W
) y t p m E ( a...

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6  MEMORY CHANNELS
CHANNEL DISPLAY
While in this mode, the transceiver displays only
memory channel numbers (or memory names if
stored) instead of frequencies.
1Press [A/B]+[ 
 ] (POWER).
¥ The transceiver displays the memory channel
number in place of the operating frequencies.
2Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select
your desired memory channel number.
While in the Channel Display mode, only the following
keys can be operated.
[KEY]
P M A LIN O MWO LDN A BB/ AOF N I
L Q SLA BVE RTN EFRM
L...

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SCAN
Scan is a useful function for hands-off monitoring of
your favorite frequencies.  By becoming comfortable
with all types of Scan, you will increase your operating
efficiency.
This transceiver provides the following types of scans.
e p y T n a c Se s o p r u P
l a m r o N
n a c Sn a c S d n a Be h t f o d n a b e r i t n e e h t s n a c S
d e t c e l e s u o y y c n e u q e r f
m a r g o r P
n a c Sd e i f i c e p s e h t s n a c S
n i d e r o t s s e g n a r y c n e u q e r f
~ 0 U / 0 L s l e n...

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7  SCAN
uTo perform the Program Scan, the following conditions must
be met.  Otherwise, the Band scan starts {page 22}.
¥The upper and lower limit frequencies are in the same
frequency band.
¥Ln < Un (where ÒnÓ is the Program Scan channel number).
MHz SCAN
MHz Scan allows you to scan an entire 1 MHz
frequency range within the current VFO frequency.
1Press [VFO].
2Turn the Tuning control or press [
]/ [] to select
a frequency in which to perform the MHz Scan.  If
you want to scan the entire 145 MHz...

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7  SCAN
MEMORY SCAN
Memory Scan monitors all memory channels in which
you have stored frequencies (All-Channel Scan) or
only a desired group of memory channels (Group
Scan).
ALL-CHANNEL SCAN
The transceiver scans all of the memory channels in
which you have stored frequencies.
1Press [MR] (1 s).
¥ Scan starts from the last memory channel
number and ascends up through the channel
numbers (default).  Turn the Tuning control or
press [
]/ [] to change the scanning direction.
¥ To jump to a desired...

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7  SCAN
CALL SCAN
A Call channel can be stored for each amateur radio
band, such as the 2 m, 70 cm, and 1.25 m (TH-F6A
only) bands {page 19}.  You can monitor one of these
Call channels and the current operating frequency
alternatively.
1Select the frequency (in VFO, Memory Recall, or
Information Channel mode) you want to monitor.
¥ In VFO mode, press [A/B] to select the A or
B-band.  Then, turn the Tuning control or press
[
]/ [] to select the desired frequency.
¥ In Memory Recall mode, turn the...