oh wow  that makes me want oe even more i didn't realie the 71a had an ider built in   how does it decide which band to transmit the id on, I assume  it transmits the id on whichever band the control band is  usually uhf since your own voice identifies the hf transmission if you go into it on uhf and come out on vhf to work a local repeater. that relaly excites me and makes me want one for the car even more. I am at adoption events and inside stores where just an ht doesn't get out of the building and I've been wanting to be able to crossband that way like I do at home witht he tx2000 sounds like an awesome radio :)

On Feb 20, 2011, at 11:46 PM, colin McDonald wrote:

> well it does, but only in cross band mode.
> so if you had two TM V71's, you could have full duplex.
> but you'd have to have everyone using them have dual band radios as well 
> that could receive on one band while transmitting on the other...most HT's 
> can't do this, even the dual band HT's.
> We run full duplex on one of our local repeaters sometimes between VHF and 
> UHF...but all operators have to have a radio that can receive on one band 
> while transmitting on the other, and we all have to know which band the 
> person talking is transmitting on so we can key up on the other band so he 
> can hear what we say while he's listening and talking...of course, you have 
> to deal with the cross band echo as well between the repeaters and so on, 
> but it's very neat.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Tillinghast" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
> 
> 
>> Hi Guys,
>> Too bad the radio doesn't due full duplex.  Gary KB2YAA
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>> 
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> I'm not sure there's any legal requirement for you to have the radio ID
>> every ten minutes unless you want to leave it in crossband mode 
>> unattended.
>> The reason I use it here is so that I can use my HT and not have to be
>> confined to the shack.  I can't hit the repeater I want to use with my HT,
>> so I just run the HT at extremely low power and let the big radio do the
>> heavy lifting.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 20:34
>> Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>> 
>> 
>>>   Oh really, Steve!!!  Well, that's good to know!
>>> 
>>> May not be worth all of the trouble then.
>>> It sounded cool when I heard about it, but if the ID potentially can
>>> transmit over someone else who might be talking at the time, that could 
>>> be
>>> a
>>> real drawback.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for this info!
>>> 
>>> If I do decide to give it a try, at least I know I'll have to do the ID
>>> programming via the software.
>>> 
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> You'll have to enter your call via the software, but I think you'll find
>>> that this function is a disappointment even though it sounds pretty cool.
>>> The problem is that the ID is broadcast regardless of what else is
>>> happening, which means that if someone else is transmitting, your radio
>>> will
>>> key up and transmit over them.  I tried this feature for a while, but
>>> eventually disabled it because of the way it worked.
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:54
>>> Subject: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>   Hi all.
>>>> 
>>>> On the TMV71A mailing list a little while ago, it was said that when
>>>> cross-banding, The TM-V71A can be
>>>> set up so you can have it ID every 10 minutes (on both
>>>> frequencies) to keep things legal.
>>>> 
>>>> Someone kindly posted the following instructions as to how to do this:
>>>> 
>>>> "Enter the Menu and go to RPT.ID Menu number 405 and enter your callsign
>>>> then
>>>> 
>>>> Enter Menu Mode again and go to Menu number 406 which says ID.TX
>>>> 
>>>> The selections for ID Transmit are Off, Morse, and Voice. Select Morse.
>>>> Now
>>>> your all setup. It transmits at twenty words per minute."
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I have tried to follow these instructions, but when I get into  menu 405
>>>> to
>>>> enter my call sign as my
>>>> id, the VGS1 voice chip doesn't give me any prompts.  Can I enter my 
>>>> call
>>>> sign via the radio using the mic key pad, or is this something that 
>>>> needs
>>>> to
>>>> be done in the programming software?
>>>> 
>>>> Also, do I need to put a special designator after my call indicating 
>>>> that
>>>> I
>>>> am cross-banding?
>>>> 
>>>> I have asked these questions on the TMV71A list, but thought someone 
>>>> here
>>>> might have tried this and been successful.
>>>> 
>>>> Any help would be appreciated, since this seems to be a really cool
>>>> function
>>>> worth trying when crossbanding.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>> 
>>>