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
>
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