THese radios didn't cost near $700, around $350 or  $400.  You can buy a 
new tmv71a for a little less than $400.  I don't know what he expects to 
get out of them, but I've seen them sell for $200 or less.  Just my two 
cents worth.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


xOn Sat, 28 Apr 2012, Ron Miller wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A good ham friend of mine is contemplating selling two of his three Kenwood
> TM-V7A radios. These are 2-meter/70-centimeter mobile rigs which originally
> sold for about $700. I suspect a lot of you know more about them than i do.
> I've wanted to get one for a long time but I had the "little brother" of
> this radio, the TMG707A. The TM-V7A differs from the TMG707A in some ways,
> most importantly in that the TM-V7A has dual receive capabilities. Both of
> the units he wants to sell include the speech synthesizer board installed.
> they are in good condition but have been used as mobile rigs and, have
> suffered the deterioration of their displays for which these radios are
> known when used in mobile installations. the displays are difficult to read
> now in sunlight or bright ambient light found in vehicles. They can still be
> read but one must play with the contrast. Before he does a lot of research
> regarding price for these rigs, I'm posting an informal question to the
> list: would anybody (anyboddies) be interested in purchasing one of these
> rigs? If there's no interest at all, I'm going to let him know so he can
> either not bother researching, or, maybe find local sighted hams to buy. I
> guess my thinking is I'd like to give the community of blind hams first
> crack at these accessible, dual band rigs and my friend doesn't know about
> this list, so they would not be listed here otherwise.
>
>
>
> Okay, long enough ramble. Let me know what you all think.
>
>
>
> the EHam.net reviews of this rig can be found at:
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/48
>
>
>
> Kenwood's info page about the rig is at:
>
> http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/tmv7.html
>
> Finally, there's an extensive amount of information specifically tailored to
> the blind ham at the I Can Work this Thing site:
>
> http://icanworkthisthing.com/docs/amateur_radio/dual/index.shtml
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Ron Miller
>
> N6MSAClearwater, Fl. USA
>
> SKYPE: arjay1
>
>
>
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