Well, Jeff, here's something to consider. Let's say you have a repeater that 
you can access with five watts. With the t h f 6 A five watts is maximum 
power. If you use any h t at five watts almost constantly, in the short run, 
your hands will get warm in a hurry. In the long run, you could burn out the 
finals. The t m v 71 A has a five watt setting. That's low power for that 
radio. At that power setting the t m v 71 A is just idleing. It really comes 
down to what you expect or need in a radio. I'd rather use my t h f 6 A from 
time to time, preserving it, rather than using it all the time and run the 
risk of shortening it's life. Just my thoughts. Someone on the list may have 
a different view. 73. N6NFF

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeff Busch
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:28 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: kENWOOD QUESTION

Someone please feel free to educate me here if I'm wrong but if the=20
TMV71A only gives access to the 2 meter and 440 meter bands, what makes=20
it any more useful than the dual band HT's that afford the same access?
I've heard a lot about the kenwood rig but have yet to hear anything=20
that could be considered a significant advantage over a simple HT.
thanks
KC9UIE
Jeff