Hi Bob and List, I got the tmv71A set up for crossband and all is well. Now I have another question. When I entered my call sign in menu #405 (rpt.ID I got an extra character at the end of my entry so now the rig i d's as "w ay 7 f x b ay". How do I get rid of that last character? A.S., WA7FXB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>; "blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:16 AM Subject: Re: Listenning whyle transmiting. > Hi Albert, > > Its very easy to set up. Just make sure you have a frequency set up on 2 > meters on one side and another frequency on 440 on the other side of your > transceiver. Make sure that menu 403 is set to cross band which is the > default, and then turn off the power and hold in the tone button while > turning on the power and you'll be in crossband repeat. To turn off the > repeat function, turn offf power and again hold in the tone button wwhen > you > hit the power button to turn power back on. > > The tone button is the third button from the left on the transceiver. > > Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 8:36 AM > Subject: Re: Listenning whyle transmiting. > > > Hi Bob > I saw your note to Darren about the tmv71a and am interested in using mine > as a cross-band rptr. What are the steps to set that up? > Albert WA7FXB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 8:24 AM > Subject: Re: Listenning whyle transmiting. > > >> Hi Darren, >> >> The tmv71a does receive on one band while you transmit on the other. It >> will not receive on the same band that your transmitting on. I use my >> tmv71a a lot as a crossband repeater with my Ht and it works very well! >> >> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "KK4AHX Darren Duff" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 4:42 AM >> Subject: Listenning whyle transmiting. >> >> >> Hi. >> >> I discovered that one ccan not listen to one band while transmiting on >> the >> other with the 71a. Is there a way to change this or is this a limatation >> of >> the radio? >> >> >> >> 73. >> Darren Duff. >> amateur radio station KK4AHX. >> >> Vice President, >> Cherokee Amateur Radio Society. >> http://www.cherokeehams.com >> >> Cherokee County ARES. >> http://www.cherokee-ares.org > >