#239: Repair of Kenwood TH-F6A radio's Push to Talk switch @w2aew

Uploaded June 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

This short video shows the repair of the PTT (push to talk) switch on a Kenwood TH-F6A, a tri-band amateur radio handy-talkie (HT). The unit was dropped, and caused the PTT switch to become disconnected from the PCB. The video shows how the unit comes apart, how I reinforced the connection using additional solder to the ground plane, and then reassembled the unit.

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