[Kenwood] F6A question

2003年5月17日 11:25:29 -0400

Colburn wrote:
> 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 have the Maldol tri-band for my F-6, but I don't frequently listen to HF
with the HT. The few times I have tried this, it seemed to show that the
duck performs better than the Maldol (which is definitely not the case on
144, 220 or 440). One thing I tried that was surprising - I wrapped the
phone line cord from a working telephone two or three turns around the duck,
and HF signals were greatly enhanced. You might try experimenting with
whatever is nearby when you're doing this.
Scott Manthe wrote:
> 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.

I drive into a small city every morning, and along the way there are one or
two areas where IM is shown to be a *serious* issue for my F-6A. I have
found that activating the attenuator helps tremendously in reducing this
problem. Don't forget to try activating it when things get weird. :-)