{"id":23963,"date":"2017-02-05T08:10:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T12:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23963"},"modified":"2017-02-05T08:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T12:10:35","slug":"the-versatile-kenwood-th-f6a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/the-versatile-kenwood-th-f6a\/","title":{"rendered":"The versatile Kenwood TH-F6A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kenwood-TH-F6-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23965\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kenwood-TH-F6-Front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kenwood-TH-F6-Front.jpg 472w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kenwood-TH-F6-Front-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In reply to <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/yaesu-vx-3r-monitoring-atc-over-a-cup-of-coffee\/\">my recent post about the Yaesu VX-3R<\/a>, <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader <em>Tha Dood<\/em> comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[The Yaesu VX-3R]\u00a0is a neat little HT, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenwood.com\/usa\/com\/amateur\/th-f6a\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Kenwood TH-F6A<\/a> is way more versatile.<\/p>\n<p>How? Full 5W on 2m, 222MHz, and 440MHz, and will RX 150KHz to 1.3GHz in AM, FM, FM wide, NBFM, USB, LSB, and CW. All that in a size of a pack of cigs. Yes, it will overload easily, but something that wide banded and this small, I kind of expected that.<\/p>\n<p>However, want to hear what your wireless FM innercom sounds like on 175KHz? You can do that. Want to hear what your 222.1MHz transverter sounds like on SSB? You can do that. Need to tune-in to local AM \/ FM radio when power goes out? You can do that. Want to listen to CB CH19 truckers gripe about traffic conditions? You can do that. Want to listen to aircraft traffic at an air show? You can do that. You want to monitor 6M 50.125MHz USB to hear when that band opens? You can do that.<\/p>\n<p>No, it doesn\u2019t have D-Star, DMR, Fusion, or even SW\u2019s DRM, but analog-wise this HT is so versatile, what else is out there like it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the TH-F6A!<\/p>\n<p>A couple more things I like about the TH-F6A:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it meets <strong>MIL-STD 810 C\/D\/E standards<\/strong> for resistance to vibration, shock, humidity and light rain<\/li>\n<li>It has a dedicated <strong>number keypad<\/strong> for direct frequency entry (something, sadly, the VX-3R lacks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ll put the TH-F6A on my &#8220;wish list&#8221; this year and perhaps give it a thorough review. (Perhaps Santa Claus is listening!?)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a snapshot of TH-F6 pricing at time of posting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dxengineering.com\/parts\/kwd-th-f6a\" target=\"_blank\">DX Engineering $259.95<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universal-radio.com\/catalog\/ht\/0066.html\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Radio $288.98<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamradio.com\/detail.cfm?pid=11-000030\" target=\"_blank\">Ham Radio Outlet $259.95<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigaparts.com\/kenwood-th-f6a.html\" target=\"_blank\">GigaParts $259.00<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kDKxb4\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon $297.85<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In reply to my recent post about the Yaesu VX-3R, SWLing Post reader Tha Dood comments: [The Yaesu VX-3R]\u00a0is a neat little HT, but the Kenwood TH-F6A is way more versatile. How? Full 5W on 2m, 222MHz, and 440MHz, and will RX 150KHz to 1.3GHz in AM, FM, FM wide, NBFM, USB, LSB, and CW. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3,3196,26,5803,43],"tags":[4355,3436,5919,4860],"class_list":["post-23963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-radios","category-scanners","category-shortwave-radio","tag-handheld-transceivers","tag-kenwood","tag-kenwood-th-f6a","tag-yaesu-vx-3r"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6ev","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14277,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/shortwave-portables-that-are-pc-programmable\/","url_meta":{"origin":23963,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave portables that are PC-programmable?","author":"Thomas","date":"August 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, Mark, recently contact me with the following question: \"What portable shortwave radios under $300 have an option to have their memories programmed using a computer?\" I replied to Mark that I can't think of a single shortwave portable that can be programmed via computer--at least, not a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tecsun-PL-680-MW","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Tecsun-PL-680-MW.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Tecsun-PL-680-MW.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Tecsun-PL-680-MW.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36394,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/ivan-checks-out-the-kenwood-th-d74s-mediumwave-performance\/","url_meta":{"origin":23963,"position":1},"title":"Ivan checks out the Kenwood TH-D74&#8217;s mediumwave performance","author":"Thomas","date":"March 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes: One category of receivers not much talked about are the wideband handhelds. I first owned one of those in 1992 when I paid a ton of money for an AOR-1000. Not only did it cost me a lot but I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kenwood-HT-AM-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kenwood-HT-AM-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kenwood-HT-AM-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kenwood-HT-AM-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23728,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/yaesu-vx-3r-monitoring-atc-over-a-cup-of-coffee\/","url_meta":{"origin":23963,"position":2},"title":"Yaesu VX-3R: Monitoring ATC over a cup of coffee","author":"Thomas","date":"February 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"While I have a number of amateur radio handheld radios, one of my favorites is the recently-discontinued\u00a0Yaesu VX-3R. 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While sipping coffee, talking with friends and watching GA\u00a0aircraft land\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaesu-VX-3R.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaesu-VX-3R.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaesu-VX-3R.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaesu-VX-3R.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23953,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/daves-yaesu-vx-3r-notes\/","url_meta":{"origin":23963,"position":3},"title":"Dave&#8217;s Yaesu VX-3R notes","author":"Thomas","date":"February 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow, who shares the following in reply to my recent post about the Yaesu VX-3R: Yes, it\u2019s indeed true the VX-3R is discontinued and is already pretty much sold out. Rumors of a VX-4R has been around for years and let's hope that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EDC&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EDC","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/edc\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yaesu-VX-3R-closeup-1024x641.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yaesu-VX-3R-closeup-1024x641.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yaesu-VX-3R-closeup-1024x641.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36558,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/tc-notes-differences-between-kenwood-th-d74-and-th-f6a-on-mw-sw\/","url_meta":{"origin":23963,"position":4},"title":"TC notes differences between Kenwood TH-D74 and TH-F6A on MW\/SW","author":"Thomas","date":"March 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TC, who shares the following response to Ivan's post about the Kenwood TH-D74 on mediumwave: A couple of years ago, I published a side-by-side comparison of the TH-F6A and the TH-D74 on YouTube comparing reception of a local AM broadcast station. 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