TH-F6A

Name: Kenwood TH-F6A transceiver
Brand: Kenwood
SKU: TH-F6A
Price: 215.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly

Specifications

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144 / 220 / 440 MHz FM triband portable Transceiver. Features ultra compact design, high output power up to 5 Watts operation, 9600 bps Packet-ready, a separate wide-band all-mode receiver, dual-frequency receive within the same amateur radio band, 33Hz min step size, 400 memories plus 35 special function memory channels, long operation period with a Li-ion battery pack, easy to control and select various functions with Multi-scroll key, built-in VOX function, repeater offset frequency 0-59.95 MHz in steps of 50 kHz. Meets MIL-STD 810C/D/E for rain, humidity, vibration and shock. Ideated in Japan, year of introduction 2001.

Reference market : amateur-radio

TH-F6A specifications

General

Frequency coverage
Receive (A-band)	137.0000 ~ 174.0000 MHz 216.0000 ~ 260.0000 MHz 410.0000 ~ 470.0000 MHz
Receive (B-band)	0.1000 ~ 1300.0000 MHz [1]
Transmit	144.0000 ~ 148.0000 MHz 222.0000 ~ 225.0000 MHz 430.0000 ~ 450.0000 MHz [2]
Mode (A-band)
FM
Mode (B-band)
CW [3] / LSB [3] / USB [3] / AM / FM
Tuning step
33 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 kHz (CW/SSB/AM) 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 [4] / 9 [5] / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

Sensitivity (A-band)
FM	<0.18 uV (144~148 MHz, 12dB SINAD) <0.18 uV (222~225 MHz, 12dB SINAD) <0.18 uV (430~450 MHz, 12dB SINAD)
Sensitivity (B-band)
SSB	0.45 uV (3~30 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.40 uV (30~50 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.22 uV (144~148 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.22 uV (43~450 MHz, 10dB S/N)
AM	7.08 uV (0.3~0.52 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.24 uV (0.52~1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.89 uV (1.8~50 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.40 uV (118~250 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.40 uV (380~500 MHz, 10dB S/N)
FM	0.40 uV (5~108 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.28 uV (118~144 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.22 uV (144~225 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.89 uV (225~250 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.40 uV (380~400 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.22 uV (400~450 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.40 uV (450~520 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 7.08 uV (520~700 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 1.26 uV (800~950 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.40 uV (950~1300 MHz, 12dB SINAD)
WFM	3.16 uV (50~108 MHz, 30dB S/N) 2.82 uV (150~222 MHz, 30dB S/N) 3.98 uV (400~500 MHz, 30dB S/N)
Selectivity (A-band)
FM	>12 kHz (-6dB) <28 kHz (-40dB)
RF attenuator
~20dB
Frequency stability
±5ppm with temperature from -10°C to +50°C. ±8ppm with temperature from -20°C to +60°C
IF (A-band)
1°	59.85 MHz
2°	450 kHz
IF (B-band)
1°	57.60 MHz (0.1~1300 MHz, SSB/CW/AM/FM). 10.8 MHz (29.7~1300 MHz, WFM)
2°	450 kHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
Squelch sensitivity
<0.13 uV (144~148 MHz) <0.13 uV (222~225 MHz) <0.13 uV (430~450 MHz)

Transmitter

Output power
144 MHz	0.5 / 2 / 5 W [6] 0.05 / 0.5 / 5 W [7] 0.05 / 0.3 / 0.5 W [8]
222 MHz	0.5 / 2 / 5 W [6] 0.05 / 0.5 / 5 W [7] 0.05 / 0.3 / 0.5 W [8]
440 MHz	0.5 / 2 / 5 W [6] 0.05 / 0.5 / 5 W [7] 0.05 / 0.3 / 0.5 W [8]
Spurious emission
<-60 dBc (at max power)
Maximum deviation (FM)
±5.0 kHz (FM) ±2.5 kHz (N-FM)
Microphone
2 kΩ

Features

Memory
400 regular memories (8 groups of 50) 35 special function memories 3 call channels 10 weather information channels
Display
100 Hz frequency resolution 9-segments signal meter bar
Selective calling
CTCSS and DCS DTMF
Antenna
SMA 50Ω
Power supply
12~16 V (DC input, 13.8 V nominal) 5.5~7.5 V (battery, 7.4 V nominal)
Power consumption
<30 mA RX (battery saver ON, single band) <35 mA RX (battery saver ON, dual band) <100 mA RX (no signal, single band) <170 mA RX (no signal, dual band) <0.5A TX (low power, at 7.4V) <0.8A TX (mid power, at 7.4V) <2.0A TX (high power, at 7.4V) <2.0A TX (high power, at 13.8V)
Audio power
>300 mW on 8Ω (at 7.4V)
Audio output
Jack 2.5 mm (SP/MIC, also for PC/TNC)
Connections
Jack 3.5 mm (SP/MIC, also for PC/TNC)

Mechanical and environmental data

Operating temperature
from -20°C to +60°C from -10°C to +50°C [7]
Dimensions
58 (W) x 87 (H) x 30 (D) mm, projections not included [7] 58 (W) x 87 (H) x 38 (D) mm, projections not included [8]
Weight
250g [7] 280g [8]

Cellular blocked on 824~849 MHz and 869~894 MHz.
Specifications are guaranteed within 438~450 MHz.
For frequencies within 0.1~470 MHz.
Air band only.
AM band only.
With 13.8 VDC.
With 7.4 VDC / PB-42L battery pack.
With 6.0 VDC / BT-13 cell case (4 x AA/LR6).

TH-F6A keys and controls :

Kenwood TH-F6 keys and controls

TH-F6A price

We have collected for your convenience the Kenwood TH-F6 sale price (US Dollar) and its trend over time. Useful to guarantee a cheaper purchase of this radio and to put it for sale in the second-hand market. Of course offers, accessories, warranty terms and conditions can lead to different figures.

Price	Date	Condition
USD 215.00	2022-jan	Second Hand Radio like new
USD 219.95	2018-sep	Second Hand Comes with PB42L battery-pack installed and an extra PB42L, AC charger, manual

TH-F6A review

N2MDV

December-10 2023

This HT [TH-F6A] is an absolutely no brainer! Tri-band full power on 2m / 222MHz / and 440MHz! The SMA tri-band duck antenna works OK, but to have it work better, get the Comet, or Diamond, tri-band antenna. Speaker is less than 1", but very loud and perky. Can load up to 400 memory channels. And having a QSO on low power 50mW can be done all day. Take this HT with you to a Hamfest with other friends with 222MHz HT's, and you'll have a band that you won't get desensed and over crowded with. Great Kenwood audio quality on RX and TX. Some have commented to me that they couldn't tell that I was on an HT.

However, the "B" side on receive is where this HT is a surprise. Do you want to listen to what your stations sounds like on HF, 6M, 144.200MHz, 222.100MHz, 432.100MHz, 902.1MHz, and 1296.1MHz, in AM, FM, CW, and both SSB's? You can do it with this HT. Stuck in traffic and want to listen to truckers? Punch in 27.185MHz AM for CB CH19. Want to check out local AM and FM broadcasts? This HT does that, and has it's own built-in bar antenna for that. Put it to a wire antenna for all mode HF listening.

The big minus of having an HT this wide-banded is easy front end overload and intermod suffering, even from out-of-band signals. As an HT, this is usually not a problem, but with a gain mobile and base antenna, it is. Programming is the easy Kenwood memory programming. If you have a Go-bag, this makes for the perfect Go-HT due to its versatility. A Swiss Army Knife radio.

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