Man, this can get really cornfuzing! Maybe it's better not to 
know everything this rig can do.  Seriously, it's fun to learn 
new stuff about the rigs.  Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 17:06:08 -0500
Subject: Re: Your recommendation locks and unlocks the 71a

Jim,

Tom is correct.  You must have held the function button in too 
long, as that
locks/unlocks the radio.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: February 06, 2015 15:27
Subject: Your recommendation locks and unlocks the 71a


 Tom, pressing the function button and transmit power button 
locks
 and fortunately unlocks the radio.  Oh, it even keeps it from
 transmitting.  Never knew about that function, but it doesn't
 unmute or mute either of the VFO's.  Wow, you learn something 
new
 everyday.  I have been reading the 590 manual again.  Guess I
 need to read the 71a manual as well.  73, Jim

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]
 To: [log in to unmask]
 Date sent: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 08:19:27 -0500
 Subject: Re: Issue with muting or listening to both VFO's on the
 TMV71A

 Jim:

 If you don't want the receive on the second VFO to be muted 
while
 using the
 dominant VFO, press the function key, plus the TX power button
 till you hear
 the low beep.  The TX power button is the third one in from the
 two VFO and
 squelch controls.

 Does this help?

 Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


 -----Original Message-----
 From: For blind ham radio operators
 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
 On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
 Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 1:48 AM
 To: [log in to unmask]
 Subject: Issue with muting or listening to both VFO's on the
 TMV71A

 Hello list, I am having a strange thing happen on my 71a which I
 must have
 caused but can't figure out how to undo.  When I am listening on
 my 71a,
 and have the right VFO on a memory either VHF or UHF and the 
left
 VFO on a
 different memory, and have both squelch knobs turned off, the
 memory that is
 selected will dominate, meaning that if I turn the volume of the
 dominant
 VFO up it will mute the squelch sound of VFO b.  The opposite
 also hapmens.
 I know that it is possible to have both VFO's work at the same
 time without
 either one being muted unless you transmit on one and the other
 is listening
 on the same band.  Does that make any sense? The mute button,
 righthand most
 button on the bottum row,  will select between a and b VFO but
 when both are
 supposed to be active, they are not.  I don't know how to 
explain
 this any
 better, but maybe one of you TMV71A owners will know what I'm
 talking about.
 Jim WA6EKS