Steve:
I have tried what you are suggesting, but when I press in the volume control
for band B., I still can't transmit. This is true even if band A. is, say,
on the NOAA weather frequencies.
Is there something else I need to do on band B in order to transmit?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: question on transmitting on bands A. and B. with TMV71A
> Tom,
>
> Press the volume control of the band you want to transmit on. Pressing
> the
> left button lets you transmit on the A band, and the right button lets you
> transmit on band B. You've probably been using the CTRL function to go
> between the bands, and that won't work. All that does is let you control
> the receiver on one band or the other, but it does not change the transmit
> capabilities. It took me quite a while to figure this out, and I don't
> believe it is explained very well (if at all) in the manual. In any case,
> it took me less time to figure it out than it would have to find it in the
> book.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 21:16
> Subject: question on transmitting on bands A. and B. with TMV71A
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Ok, here's another question for you experts on the TMV71A out there.
>>
>> So far, I haven't found this issue addressed in the manual, but I
>> certainly
>> could have missed it.
>>
>> I have now figured out how to monitor 2 different 2-meter frequencies,
>> using
>> the A. and B. bands on the TMV71A.
>>
>> I like to do this at times, especially when I'm running a local skywarn
>> net,
>> and also need to monitor our area-wide spotter net on another 2-meter
>> frequency for our entire NWS county warning area.
>>
>> My question is this, though:
>>
>> I can transmit fine on band A., but when I go to the other 2-meter
>> frequency
>> on band B., I cannot transmit.
>>
>> Sometimes, it is handy to do this if you need to switch quickly between
>> two
>> repeaters.
>>
>> I have always been able to do this on the TMV7A, and suspect you probably
>> can do it on the TMV71A, but just can't figure out how to do it.
>>
>> Could there be some sort of "transmit inhibit" function on band B. when
>> band
>> A. is in use on the same band?
>>
>> As another note: I want to publicly commend Steve Dresser for a great
>> MP3
>> audio guide to the TMV71A. If you haven't checked it out yet, go to the
>> handiham.org web site. It's extremely well done, and very thorough.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
>
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