On most radios, it beeps when it finds that tone, I don't see why that would 
be any different and it stays there for a while, I don't know about for 
ever, you might have to reach over and push the button to make sure it 
stopped scanning, that's what I do, but it will beep and I think I heard 
somewhere it holds for about 8 seconds or something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software


>    John:
>
> But how do you know you're at the propper tone?  Does the scan stop when 
> it
> reaches it?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>
>
>> Most Kenwood radios you just hold the tone button in for a second, to the
>> second beep anyway, and that usually does it.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>
>>
>>>    Ken:
>>>
>>> This brings up an interesting question which I should know the answer 
>>> to,
>>> but don't.
>>>
>>> How can you do a "tone scan search" on the TMV7A?
>>>
>>> I'm sure it's buried in the manual somewhere, but if someone knows right
>>> off
>>> the top of the head, I'd really appreciate the info.
>>>
>>> It's hard to know whether the tones listed in the repeater directories
>>> are
>>> truly accurate all of the time.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Ken" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:38 AM
>>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>>
>>>
>>>> PL tones are always a problem when traveling.  If you know ahead of 
>>>> time
>>>> what the tones are you can just change when you change repeaters.  If =
>>>> you
>>>> don't know the tone but you catch the repeater busy you can try doing a
>>>> tone scan.  If you are really lucky you might be able to hear one of 
>>>> the
>>>> hams on the input, then you can try to call him direct (once the =
>>>> repeater
>>>> stops transmitting) and ask him the tone, or find another local 
>>>> repeater
>>>> with no tone and try to call up someone to give you the tone for the =
>>>> other
>>>> repeaters in the area.
>>>> 73, Ken -N5SWR
>>