Jim,

If it were my radio, I'd just bite the bullet and take it to HRO. 
Definitely a drag, but as you say, all roads point that way.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 13:07
Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.


> Hi Steve, well I found out the local HRO has 3 SVG-1 chips so I
> could either get the y l to take me there with the rig and try
> it, or get them to mail me one and pay for chipping.  But if I
> take the rig there and find out the new chip doesn't work then I
> could have them send the rig to Kenwood, maybe.  Anyway it's a
> serious drag either way you slice it.  No, I don't intend to take
> the one out of the 480 just to test my theory.  One other idea
> would be to find a local ham with the same TMV71A rig and
> pursuade them to let me try it in their rig, but no, I would
> still have to end up dealing with HRO one way or another.  Well,
> thanks for listening, Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:56:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>
> Jim,
>
> I wouldn't mess with the 480, especially if it works.  It's
> possible that
> the chip is fine, and the problem is on the motherboard.  I think
> you may
> have to send the radio in to get to the bottom of this.
>
> Happy New Year.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 12:38
> Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>
>
> Hi Steve, could be a possibility about bent pens, but it has
> worked fine until a few weeks ago when it first went out and I
> fixed it with a reset.  I took a conservative approach when I
> first took the lid off again a couple days ago by just tapping
> it
> and wiggling it a little.  That seemed to make it come back.  I
> hesitate spraying any kind of contact stuff in the socket.  I
> plan to call HRO Oakland to see if they have any voice chips
> before making the trek over there.  Of course I could take the
> other chip out of my 480 but don't want to tempt fate by doing
> that.  Thanks, and wishing you and yours a very happy and
> healthy
> new year, Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:46:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>
> Jim,
>
> I've never had any problems with any of my voice chips, but with
> the
> exception of the one in my TS2000, I've always had sighted help
> putting them
> in.
>
> The chip might be dead, but you might also have bent one or more
> pins when
> you reinserted it.  In any event, it sounds like time for your
> friendly HRO
> doctor to check it out.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 00:28
> Subject: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>
>
> Hello listers, I am writing regarding my recent intermittent
> TMV-71A speech chip problems, it went out again yesterday.  I
> took off the top and tapped and wiggled the voice guide chip
> whereupon it started talking again.  However, today, it is dead
> again.  This time I turned off the rig and unplugged the chip
> and
> replaced it again.  That didn't fix it.  guess the only way to
> check it out is to take it to my local HRO after finding out
> they
> have a voice chip in stock and trying a new one to see if that
> remedies the problem or if it's in the rig itself.  Has anyone
> else had issues with the voice guide chip going out or being
> intermittent? Jim WA6EKS
>