Activating Tone Function; Selecting A Tone Frequency; Automatic Repeater Offset - Kenwood TH-F6A Instruction Manual
144/ 220/ 440 mhz fm tribander and 144/ 430 mhz fm dual bander
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Activating Tone Function
Press [TONE] to switch the Tone function ON (or
OFF).
•
"
" appears when the Tone function is ON.
Note: You cannot use the Tone and CTCSS/ DCS functions at
the same time. Switching the Tone function ON after activating
the CTCSS/ DCS deactivates the CTCSS/ DCS function.
TH-F7E only: When you access repeaters that require 1750 Hz
tones, you need not activate the Tone function. Press [CALL]
without pressing the PTT switch to transmit a 1750 Hz tone
(default setting).
Selecting a Tone Frequency
1 While the Tone function is ON, press [F],
[TONE].
2 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to
select the desired tone frequency.
3 Press [ ] or [MNU] to complete the setting.
Otherwise, press [PTT] to cancel.
Available Tone Frequencies
F
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F
e r
. q
N
. o
N
. o
H (
) z
H (
) z
0
1
6
7
0 .
1
2
9
7
4 .
0
2
6
9
3 .
1
3
1
0
0
0 .
0
3
7
1
9 .
1
4
1
0
3
5 .
0
4
7
4
4 .
1
5
1
0
7
2 .
0
5
7
7
0 .
1
6
1
1
0
9 .
0
6
7
9
7 .
1
7
1
1
4
8 .
0
7
8
2
5 .
1
8
1
1
8
8 .
0
8
8
5
4 .
1
9
1
2
3
0 .
0
9
8
8
5 .
2
0
1
2
7
3 .
1
0
9
1
5 .
2
1
1
3
1
8 .
1
1
9
4
8 .
2
2
1
3
6
5 .
Note: 42 different tones are available for the transceiver. These
42 tones includes 37 EIA standard tones and 5 non-standard
tones.
TH-F7E only:
To transmit a 1750 Hz tone, simply press [CALL] without
pressing the PTT switch (default setting). Release [CALL] to
quit transmitting. You can also make the transceiver remain
in the transmit mode for 2 seconds after releasing [CALL]; a
1750 Hz tone is not continuously transmitted. Access Menu
No. 24 (1750 HOLD) and select "ON".
If you desire to assign [CALL] for recalling the Call channel
in place of transmitting the 1750 Hz tone, access Menu
No. 23 (CALL KEY) and select "CALL".
F
e r
. q
F
e r
. q
N
. o
N
. o
H (
) z
H (
) z
2
3
1
4
1
3 .
3
4
2
0
6
5 .
2
4
1
4
6
2 .
3
5
2
1
0
7 .
2
5
1
5
1
4 .
3
6
2
1
8
1 .
2
6
1
5
6
7 .
3
7
2
2
5
7 .
2
7
1
6
2
2 .
3
8
2
2
9
1 .
2
8
1
6
7
9 .
3
9
2
3
3
6 .
2
9
1
7
3
8 .
4
0
2
4
1
8 .
3
0
1
7
9
9 .
4
1
2
5
0
3 .
3
1
1
8
6
2 .
4
2
2
5
4
1 .
3
2
1
9
2
8 .
3
3
2
0
3
5 .
5 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS
AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET
This function automatically selects an offset direction,
according to the frequency that you select on the
2 m and 1.25 m (TH-F6A only) bands. The
transceiver is programmed for offset direction as
shown below. To obtain an up-to-date band plan for
repeater offset direction, contact your national
Amateur Radio association.
TH-F6A (U.S.A. and Canada)
This complies with the standard ARRL band plan.
144.0
145.5
146.4
145.1
146.0
–
+
S
S
S: Simplex
222.0
S
S: Simplex
TH-F7E (Europe/ Others)
144.0
S
S: Simplex
Note: Automatic Repeater Offset does not function when Reverse is
ON. However, pressing [REV] after Automatic Repeater Offset has
selected an offset (split) status, exchanges the receive and transmit
frequencies.
1 Press [MNU].
2 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to select
Menu No. 5 (AUTO OFFSET).
3 Press [ ] or [MNU].
4 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] switch
the function ON or OFF.
5 Press [ ] or [MNU] to store the setting.
Otherwise, press [PTT] to cancel.
Note: If you select the frequency within the amateur radio band on
the B-band, the Automatic Repeater Offset function is also activated
in any modes.
147.0
147.6
146.6
147.4
148.0 MHz
–
–
+
S
S
223.920
225.0 MHz
–
145.6
145.8
146.0 MHz
S
–
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