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