[Kenwood] F6A question

17 May 2003 11:13:06 -0400

What antenna is "the right" antenna for portable HF listening with the
F6a? It is deaf with the stock duckie. I'm not expecting it to rival
my old TS-830s but better-than-a-crystal-radio would be nice.
Also, have you tried the Maldol or other tri-band antennas with the F6a?
Your results, please? I am in a rural area as well and could use a
little better results ... as much so as the extra help one needs when
buried deep in the bowels of a WalMart, a mall, college, or other
commercial structure.
Good news re. chargers that do not require the HT to be tied up, thanks
for that post!
73, doc kd4e
On Thu, 2003年05月08日 at 12:58, Scott Manthe wrote:
> John,
> The battery has to be on the rig to recharge. The charging circuitry is
> built into the HT, not the battery. It takes about 6 hours to fully charge
> the battery. There are a couple of quick chargers out there, one sold by W&W
> and the other by Batteries America, which allow you to charge the batteries
> sans the radio in about 3 hours.
>> I really liked my TH-F6A, overall. It's well made, gets great battery life
> and you get 5 watts on 2/22/440 and wideband RX. The HF receiver will not
> make hink about getting rid of your HF rig, but it works OK with the right
> antenna. Some people seem to have intermod problems with there TH-F6As. Mine
> never exhibited any signs of any atypical front-end weakness, but I live in
> a rural area, so I wouldn't notice that. I will say that mine held up very
> well in downtown St. Louis. All wideband HTs get some intermod and the F6A
> was no worse than some rigs I've had and better than many.
>> 73,
> Scott