[chirp_users] Programming The Kenwood TH-F6
Hi, I'm hoping my new programming cable comes today so I can program my Kenwood TH-F6 hand-held. So I know that it has over 400 memory slots, and it can RX all the HF frequencies. So I'm wondering how it works while in Chirp, so I can plan my CSV file. Since I'm Blind and cannot read the display, I may have questions that might otherwise seem obvious to you.
1: Does it have a channel 0, or do they start with 1? 2: I read of banks of memories in groups of 50 for different bands. Is this have to be kept to, or is it just a convenience? In my Baofeng's CSV file, they are intermixed. 3: Can anyone recommend some common HF frequencies that I can program into it?
Thanks.
Glenn, I have a well worn, scratched up TH-F6. I don't use memory banks. I have just over 100 frequencies in my Chirp CSV that's shared with a TM-D700 and a Baofeng UV82. Yes, there is a 0 and that's where I put 146.520 hailing frequency. Receiving outside the VHF and UHF range is not good. I'm guessing the combination of filters and the antenna cause that. Because I want to track the truckers on CB on the road and I'm by the sea on vacation. Here are my HF frequencies:
Air 118 SEACH1 158.8 SeaHF8mh 8.1 CB19Truk 27.185 CB9Emrcy 27.065
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, I'm hoping my new programming cable comes today so I can program my Kenwood TH-F6 hand-held. So I know that it has over 400 memory slots, and it can RX all the HF frequencies. So I'm wondering how it works while in Chirp, so I can plan my CSV file. Since I'm Blind and cannot read the display, I may have questions that might otherwise seem obvious to you.
1: Does it have a channel 0, or do they start with 1? 2: I read of banks of memories in groups of 50 for different bands. Is this have to be kept to, or is it just a convenience? In my Baofeng's CSV file, they are intermixed. 3: Can anyone recommend some common HF frequencies that I can program into it?
Thanks. _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
I too plan on putting in the CB frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce MacAlister To: Discussion of CHIRP Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Programming The Kenwood TH-F6
Glenn, I have a well worn, scratched up TH-F6. I don't use memory banks. I have just over 100 frequencies in my Chirp CSV that's shared with a TM-D700 and a Baofeng UV82. Yes, there is a 0 and that's where I put 146.520 hailing frequency. Receiving outside the VHF and UHF range is not good. I'm guessing the combination of filters and the antenna cause that. Because I want to track the truckers on CB on the road and I'm by the sea on vacation. Here are my HF frequencies:
Air 118 SEACH1 158.8 SeaHF8mh 8.1 CB19Truk 27.185 CB9Emrcy 27.065
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, I'm hoping my new programming cable comes today so I can program my Kenwood TH-F6 hand-held. So I know that it has over 400 memory slots, and it can RX all the HF frequencies. So I'm wondering how it works while in Chirp, so I can plan my CSV file. Since I'm Blind and cannot read the display, I may have questions that might otherwise seem obvious to you.
1: Does it have a channel 0, or do they start with 1? 2: I read of banks of memories in groups of 50 for different bands. Is this have to be kept to, or is it just a convenience? In my Baofeng's CSV file, they are intermixed. 3: Can anyone recommend some common HF frequencies that I can program into it?
Thanks. _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Glenn at glennervin@cableone.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
Glenn, as I remember it CB channel 19 is favored by truckers and sometimes channel 17 for east-west travel.
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 3:09 PM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I too plan on putting in the CB frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Bruce MacAlister w4bruradio@gmail.com *To:* Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2020 2:03 PM *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Programming The Kenwood TH-F6
Glenn, I have a well worn, scratched up TH-F6. I don't use memory banks. I have just over 100 frequencies in my Chirp CSV that's shared with a TM-D700 and a Baofeng UV82. Yes, there is a 0 and that's where I put 146.520 hailing frequency. Receiving outside the VHF and UHF range is not good. I'm guessing the combination of filters and the antenna cause that. Because I want to track the truckers on CB on the road and I'm by the sea on vacation. Here are my HF frequencies:
Air 118 SEACH1 158.8 SeaHF8mh 8.1 CB19Truk 27.185 CB9Emrcy 27.065
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, I'm hoping my new programming cable comes today so I can program my Kenwood TH-F6 hand-held. So I know that it has over 400 memory slots, and it can RX all the HF frequencies. So I'm wondering how it works while in Chirp, so I can plan my CSV file. Since I'm Blind and cannot read the display, I may have questions that might otherwise seem obvious to you.
1: Does it have a channel 0, or do they start with 1? 2: I read of banks of memories in groups of 50 for different bands. Is this have to be kept to, or is it just a convenience? In my Baofeng's CSV file, they are intermixed. 3: Can anyone recommend some common HF frequencies that I can program into it?
Thanks. _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Glenn at glennervin@cableone.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
Glenn, in case it's useful, here's the full Chirp CSV for the non-ham receive frequencies I have. Of course the repeater offset, tones, etc. are simply ignored by the radio.
Air 118 0.6 88.5 88.5 23 NN AM SEACH1 158.8 0 88.5 88.5 23 NN FM SeaHF8mh 8.1 0.6 88.5 88.5 23 NN USB CB19Truk 27.185 0.6 88.5 88.5 23 NN AM CB9Emrcy 27.065 0.6 88.5 88.5 23 NN AM
I have put a long wire on the antenna terminals and received somewhat better the Sea going HF frequencies around 8MHz but it's not close to DX.
I also have several 220MHz ham frequencies I use in this table. Chirp is pretty neat. When I load up the other radios without 220 those channels are left empty. Chirp is a great piece of software.
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 3:09 PM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
I too plan on putting in the CB frequencies. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Bruce MacAlister w4bruradio@gmail.com *To:* Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2020 2:03 PM *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Programming The Kenwood TH-F6
Glenn, I have a well worn, scratched up TH-F6. I don't use memory banks. I have just over 100 frequencies in my Chirp CSV that's shared with a TM-D700 and a Baofeng UV82. Yes, there is a 0 and that's where I put 146.520 hailing frequency. Receiving outside the VHF and UHF range is not good. I'm guessing the combination of filters and the antenna cause that. Because I want to track the truckers on CB on the road and I'm by the sea on vacation. Here are my HF frequencies:
Air 118 SEACH1 158.8 SeaHF8mh 8.1 CB19Truk 27.185 CB9Emrcy 27.065
73, Peace,سلام ,שָׁלוֹם, ειρήνη, Bruce ∞
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM Glenn K0LNY glennervin@cableone.net wrote:
Hi, I'm hoping my new programming cable comes today so I can program my Kenwood TH-F6 hand-held. So I know that it has over 400 memory slots, and it can RX all the HF frequencies. So I'm wondering how it works while in Chirp, so I can plan my CSV file. Since I'm Blind and cannot read the display, I may have questions that might otherwise seem obvious to you.
1: Does it have a channel 0, or do they start with 1? 2: I read of banks of memories in groups of 50 for different bands. Is this have to be kept to, or is it just a convenience? In my Baofeng's CSV file, they are intermixed. 3: Can anyone recommend some common HF frequencies that I can program into it?
Thanks. _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Glenn at glennervin@cableone.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Bruce MacAlister at w4bru@arrl.net To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
participants (2)
-
Bruce MacAlister -
Glenn K0LNY