Kenwood TH-F7E User Manual - Page 38

UTILIZING THE B-BAND ABOUT THE B-BAND Usually you can communicate with other amateur radio stations using A-band frequencies for receiving and transmitting. This transceiver also features another receiver in addition to the A-band transceiver. The frequency for the B-band appears on the bottom part of the display. Although the A-band transceiver covers only the 2 m/ 1.25 m (TH-F6A only)/ 70 cm amateur radio bands in FM mode, the B-band receiver can receive signals from 100 kHz to 470 MHz in SSB, CW, FM, or AM mode, and from 470 MHz to 1.3 GHz in FM or AM mode. In this way, you can monitor 2 different frequencies at the same time. For example, you can listen to a local FM broadcasting station on the B-band while you are monitoring your club channel on the A-band. If one of the A-band amateur radio bands is selected for the B-band receiver in FM mode, you can also transmit on the B-band frequency. B-BAND FREQUENCY Since the B-band frequency coverage is so wide, the default frequency band, mode, and frequency step size are preprogrammed as shown below. 1 Press [A/B] to select B-band. • The "s" icon moves, indicating which band is currently selected for operation. 2 Press [BAND] until the desired frequency band appears. • Each time you press [BAND], the frequency band cycles from the last band you selected to the upper band frequency. When it reaches the 23 cm band, it returns to the AM band. • You can also press [ ]/ [ ] to select your desired band in VFO mode {page 7}. 3 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to tune to a desired frequency. Note: You can also select one of the amateur radio bands to transmit on the B-band frequency. However, you must be operating in FM mode to transmit. s B-band Frequency Coverage (TH-F6A) Band Frequency Step Mode AM band HF 6m FM band Air band 2m VHF TV 1.25 m 70 cm UHF TV 23 cm 100 kHz ~ 520 kHz 520 kHz ~ 1.8 MHz 1.8 MHz ~ 3.5 MHz 3.5 MHz ~ 4.0 MHz 4.0 MHz ~ 7.0 MHz 7.0 MHz ~ 7.3 MHz 7.3 MHz ~ 10.1 MHz 10.1 MHz ~ 10.15 MHz 10.15 MHz ~ 14.0 MHz 14.0 MHz ~ 14.35 MHz 14.35 MHz ~ 18.068 MHz 18.068 MHz ~ 18.168 MHz 18.168 MHz ~ 21.0 MHz 21.0 MHz ~ 21.45 MHz 21.45 MHz ~ 24.89 MHz 24.89 MHz ~ 24.99 MHz 24.99 MHz ~ 28.0 MHz 28.0 MHz ~ 29.7 MHz 29.7 MHz ~ 50.0 MHz 50.0 MHz ~ 54.0 MHz 54.0 MHz ~ 108.0 MHz 108.0 MHz ~ 137.0 MHz 137.0 MHz ~ 144.0 MHz 144.0 MHz ~ 148.0 MHz 148.0 MHz ~ 174.0 MHz 174.0 MHz ~ 216.0 MHz 216.0 MHz ~ 220.0 MHz 220.0 MHz ~ 225.0 MHz 225.0 MHz ~ 400.0 MHz 400.0 MHz ~ 420.0 MHz 420.0 MHz ~ 450.0 MHz 450.0 MHz ~ 470.0 MHz 470.0 MHz ~ 806.0 MHz 806.0 MHz ~ 1240.0 MHz 1240.0 MHz ~ 1300.0 MHz 5 kHz AM 10 kHz AM AM LSB AM LSB AM CW AM 100 Hz USB (FINE ON) AM USB AM USB AM USB AM USB 25 kHz FM 10 kHz 100 kHz FMW 12.5 kHz AM 5 kHz 5 kHz FM 5 kHz 50 kHz FMW 12.5 kHz 20 kHz 12.5 kHz FM 12.5 kHz 25 kHz 12.5 kHz 50 kHz FMW 12.5 kHz FM 25 kHz Note: x By default, the Fine Tuning function is activated automatically for 1.8 MHz ~ 29.7 MHz. x Cellular band is blocked due to government regulations. 33