Yep, that was it. A E S had one and I was tempted trying them into
trading up as I had just bought a 707, but there was something strange
about that radio I didn't like. I really don't remember any more, but
the number sounds right.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015, John Miller wrote:
> The TM-g707 PL tones did talk. The one you're forgetting was the tmd708 I
> think, and there might be another one. It was not out long, I never used
> one, never knew anyone who used one and I know it was a very short lived
> model.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: TMV7A Display Problem
>
>
>> That is the way I remembered that one. I was thinking there was another
>> model bbetween the 7 and 71, but don't remember it, as I recall it
>> didn't talk well if at all, it wasn't around long. The 71 is one very
>> nice and good radio. If it had 220, that would be cool, although no 220
>> here, really nothing much here except me and my own repeaters. I think
>> I have a 7 I suppose I could sell to a blind person, not sure what it
>> would be worth and I'd have to dig for it, still in a box I brought back
>> from Vegas. I liked the 707 well, think it used the vs3, but as I
>> recall the pl tones did talk, not sure about that. Only thing I had
>> against that radi was it was one band at a time, but again, a very good
>> radio. The 71 is also very easy to open up for those interested in such
>> things.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2015, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
>>
>>> Butch,
>>>
>>> You are correct.
>>>
>>> Early runs of the V7A up through a serial number that I forgot long ago
>>> had a display that would fail.
>>>
>>> I owned one of those units for a few years. For some time, Kenwood
>>> would replace the control head free of charge, but they no longer do
>>> that.
>>>
>>> That problem aside, the TMV7A is very reliable, but the voice feedback
>>> in its menus is more like that in the TS570 or TS2000, since it uses
>>> the same voice chip as those radios.
>>>
>>> As I said above, the radio is very reliable. I bought mine used from
>>> Anthony, W2AJV, who is on this list, in either 2003, or 2004. I sold it
>>> to a local sighted ham after I bought my TMV71A in 2008. He still
>>> checks into our local nets with it every week.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>>
>>>
>>
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