If that's all it takes to make that radio mad is leaving it off a few days I'm glad I don't have one, 2 meters is not a band I use much more than as a utility band. Anyway, does that have the programmable memories like the TM-G707A did? Where you can setup separate profiles for the radio, like for different users or different times of day? If so, I wonder if you accidently activated that, I know on the TM-G707A you'd have to activate the voice button for each programmed profile, there were 5 of them I think. It's a thought but I know I hit that button on that radio more than once and it sounds like exactly what you're seeing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 3:33 AM Subject: Programming memories on the Kenwood 71a > Hi, this is for any users of the Kenwood TMV-71A. On Monday, I > turned on my Kenwood 71a and it wouldn't speak to me. Must have > been something I said. I tried to console it but nothing doing. > So, I got mad and wouldn't talk to it either. Seriously, I did a > full reset and behold, the voice came back. I programmed in a > frequency and tried to put it in a memory and that's when I > started having issues. I couldn't save memories. I even > followed some directions I had written previously. I finally got > one to stick but the voice said something like channel 1 of 9. I > have never heard it say that before and there are way more than 9 > memories available. I thought I knew how to save memories but I > guess not. My menu file is somewhat confusing even reading it on > the braille display of the Apex. I wonder if any of you guys, > and girls, has ever sorted out that stuff into a more usable file > either for speech or braille users, whatever more usable might > mean to people. Anyway, I am still baffled about the unit not > talking. Just turned it off a couple of days ago, then on today > and no speech. Guess I ignored it too long. Thanks for any > advice. Jim WA6EKS