Kenwood TH-F7E, TH-F6A Selecting a Mode for the B-BAND, BAR Antenna, Utilizing the B-BAND

10 UTILIZING THE B-BAND

■B-band Frequency Coverage (TH-F7E)

Band		Frequency	Step	Mode
AM band	100 kHz ~ 520 kHz		5 kHz	AM
	520 kHz ~ 1.71 MHz		10 kHz	AM
	1.71 MHz ~ 3.5 MHz			AM
	3.5	MHz ~ 4.0 MHz		LSB
	4.0	MHz ~ 7.0 MHz		AM
	7.0	MHz ~ 7.3 MHz		LSB
	7.3 MHz ~ 10.1 MHz			AM
	10.1 MHz ~ 10.15 MHz			CW
	10.15 MHz ~ 14.0 MHz			AM
HF	14.0 MHz ~ 14.35 MHz		100 Hz	USB
	14.35 MHz ~ 18.068 MHz		(FINE ON)	AM
	18.068	MHz ~ 18.168 MHz		USB
	18.168 MHz ~ 21.0 MHz			AM
	21.0 MHz ~ 21.45 MHz			USB
	21.45	MHz ~ 24.89 MHz		AM
	24.89	MHz ~ 24.99 MHz		USB
	24.99 MHz ~ 28.0 MHz			AM
	28.0	MHz ~ 29.7 MHz		USB
	29.7	MHz ~ 46.0 MHz	5 kHz	FM
	46.0 MHz ~ 50.0 MHz		50 kHz	FMW
6 m	50.0	MHz ~ 52.0 MHz	10 kHz	FM
	52.0 MHz ~ 68.0 MHz		50 kHz	FMW
	68.0	MHz ~ 87.5 MHz	5 kHz	FM
FM band	87.5 MHz ~ 108.0 MHz		50 kHz	FMW
Air band	108.0	MHz ~ 137.0 MHz	25 kHz	AM
	137.0	MHz ~ 144.0 MHz	5 kHz
2 m	144.0	MHz ~ 146.0 MHz	12.5 kHz	FM
	146.0	MHz ~ 174.0 MHz	5 kHz
VHF TV	174.0 MHz ~ 230.0 MHz		50 kHz	FMW
1.25 m	230.0	MHz ~ 400.0 MHz	12.5 kHz	FM
	400.0	MHz ~ 430.0 MHz	12.5 kHz
70 cm	430.0	MHz ~ 440.0 MHz	25 kHz	FM
	440.0	MHz ~ 470.0 MHz	12.5 kHz
UHF TV	470.0 MHz ~ 862.0 MHz		50 kHz	FMW
23 cm	862.0 MHz ~ 1240.0 MHz		12.5 kHz	FM
	1240.0	MHz ~ 1300.0 MHz	25 kHz

Note: By default, the Fine Tuning function is activated automatically for 1.71 MHz ~ 29.7 MHz.

SELECTING A MODE FOR THE B-BAND

When using the B-band receiver, the following receiving mode is available.

Receiving Mode	Available Frequency Ranges
LSB/ USB	100 kHz ≤ f < 470 MHz
CW	100 kHz ≤ f < 470 MHz
AM	100 kHz ≤ f < 1.3 GHz
FM	100 kHz ≤ f < 1.3 GHz
WFM	29.7 MHz ≤ f < 1.3 GHz

LSB/ USB/ CW/ AM/ FM/ WFM

To select the receiving mode for the B-band:

1Press [VFO].

2Press [A/B] to select the B-band.

3Press [BAND], then turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select the desired frequency.

4Press [F], [BAND] repeatedly until you select the desired receiving mode. The mode icon cycles from FM ➞ WFM ➞ AM ➞ LSB ➞ USB ➞ CW, and then goes back to FM.

Note:

◆“FMN” appears in place of “FM” when you select “ON” for the Menu No. 29 (FM NARROW) {page 39}.

◆Select “WFM” when you receive the audio signal of the broadcasting stations, such as FM or TV stations.

◆If the Fine Tuning function is ON {page 35}, you cannot select FM mode (FM/ NFM/ WFM). To select FM mode, turn the Fine Tuning function OFF.

BAR ANTENNA

Although the supplied wide-band helical antenna is used for receiving B-band frequencies, due to the size and length limitation, it may not be suitable for low HF band (below 10.1 MHz) reception. The transceiver features a built-in bar antenna for the reception frequency below 10.1 MHz. The transceiver automatically switches to the bar antenna when you select a frequency below 10.1 MHz for the B-band. However, you can connect an external antenna to the antenna connector instead.

To disable the built-in bar antenna below 10.1 MHz:

1Press [MNU].

2Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select Menu No. 26 (BAR ANT).

3Press [] or [MNU].

4Turn the Tuning control or press []/ [] to select “DISABLED”.

5Press [] or [MNU] to store the setting.

Note: The bar antenna is embedded in the base of the transceiver, horizontally. The antenna has the same characteristics as a dipole antenna. If the target station’s signal is weak, rotate the transceiver to find the best receiving position.

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