I'm glad to help out if I can, I don't know that particular radio but that
part of it anyway, sounds the same as a few others I have.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: interesting TMV71A dilemma
> Ah, ok, John. I'll see what I can do here. That is the project for
> this morning, since I'm trying to get a number of radios programmed for a
> week-long state-wide Michigan bicycle tour, for which I'm net control
> starting Saturday.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:00 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting TMV71A dilemma
>
>
>> It will be when you go to program it either via software, or if you go to
>> memory 1 and then program the next memory down instead of up it will go
>> to
>> memory 0
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: interesting TMV71A dilemma
>>
>>
>>> But, how can I get back to memory 0 on the TMV71A, since it's not on
>>> my
>>> memory list?
>>>
>>> In other words, is there a way to access or resurrect memory 0, even
>>> though
>>> it's not on my current memory list?
>>>
>>> If so, I'll do what you say, and mannually put something in there just
>>> to
>>> fill it, rather than going back to the software and trying to re-design
>>> things.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: interesting TMV71A dilemma
>>>
>>>
>>>> What I did for a friend in the same boat, after he had it all
>>>> programmed
>>>> is
>>>> I just put any old thing in memory 0, 146.52 or something, just so he
>>>> had
>>>> that beep. You can go in the software and probably move everything up 1
>>>> slot
>>>> but it's probably a lot easier to just put a simplex freq in channel 0
>>>> or
>>>> something. I know what you mean, the TM-271 is that way and a friend of
>>>> mine
>>>> actually programmed his like you did but he uses the beep while driving
>>>> so
>>>> he doesn't have to look down at the radio. We just put that simplex
>>>> freq
>>>> in
>>>> channel 0 and he's happy again.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:48 PM
>>>> Subject: interesting TMV71A dilemma
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, folks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I have an interesting dilemma with the memory programming for my
>>>>> two
>>>>> TMV71A's, and I'll explain it as clearly as I can.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a combination of TMV7a's and TMV71A's here that both my xyl and
>>>>> I
>>>>> use. In the name of simplicity, I've decided to program the memories
>>>>> in
>>>>> all
>>>>> of the radios so that the memory channel lists are all
>>>>> identical--starting
>>>>> with memory 1, and going through whatever memory I need on each VFO.
>>>>>
>>>>> To make a very long story short, I have managed to do this, but in
>>>>> doing
>>>>> so,
>>>>> have discovered something interesting when comparing the TMV7A and
>>>>> TMV71A
>>>>> memory lists.
>>>>>
>>>>> Apparently, the TMV7a memories start with memory 1, so you get the
>>>>> nice
>>>>> orienting beep when in memory 1 in that rig, which tells you you're at
>>>>> the
>>>>> beginning of the memory list.
>>>>>
>>>>> The TMV71A is different, though. I sort of knew this, but didn't
>>>>> think
>>>>> of
>>>>> it until I had configured all of the TMV71A software. The TMV71A
>>>>> apparently
>>>>> starts its memory list at 0, which is where the orienting beep is for
>>>>> the
>>>>> beginning of the list. Since my memory lists now start at 1, I no
>>>>> longer
>>>>> have the orienting beep at the beginning of the TMV71A memory list.
>>>>>
>>>>> I really don't want to do the whole memory list over, so will probably
>>>>> just
>>>>> have to live with the problem, although it might be good for others to
>>>>> know
>>>>> about.
>>>>>
>>>>> My only other thought would be to somehow manually insert memory 0
>>>>> back
>>>>> into
>>>>> the TMV71A, so I can get the orienting beep again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Would anyone know if this is possible, and how to do it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, this is not the end of the world, but it is a "live and learn"
>>>>> kind
>>>>> of thing, and I'm still learning. (grin)
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>
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