no they don't. The only way you'll know where you are as far as programming
the pl tone for a particular frequency or repeater frequency is to simply
turn your dial and keep tweaking until you've arrived on the right tone. If
you're programming a repeater that's easy because it will not go until
you've got it. That's one of the bad things on that rig. Some of the
important functions won't talk. The only other way for you to program the
tones is to memorize them in order and don't stray from it. Or else you will
have to reset the Vfo so it goes back to 88.5. Then maybe you'll know where
you are. So if I asked for 107.2 you could find it for me. another way to
program your tones is through the computer. Perhaps, Kenwood will perfect a
next radio so it's more user friendly if you're totally blind. 73 and hope
that's of some sort of value. Va3kky.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: VHF radios and speech modules


> Hi Butch.
>
> I'm kicking around the idea of updating my equipment (presently a Kenwood
> TW-4000A).  How tough is it to set the PL tones on a TMV7A?  Do they give
> you some kind of reference beep where you can count clicks, or is that
> something that really requires sighted intervention.  I've been torn
> between that radio and the '707.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 09:46 AM 2/9/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> >Nothing wrong withe 707 and I once considered that one, but I figured I
> >needed dual receive in my situation as well as cross band repeat, so was
> >willing to give up a little accessability.  Just depends on what you
want.
> >By the way, a e s told me last saturday the tm-v7 is being closed out and
> >it is being replaced with a 708.  They say only real difference is the
> >display, but I haven't aactually looked at the specs on both.  I just
went
> >   with a known radio, the tm-v7a.
> >73s
> >Butch Bussen
> >wa0vjr
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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