ok, I will check it out and thanks for the heads up!
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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: restting the tmg707a


> ya, there's a setting for it in the menus, sorry I don't remember what
> number it is.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K5IN" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: restting the tmg707a
>
>
> ok, thanks for the information.  I couldn't find the "good button lay out"
> on Icanworkthisthing.com  I found one that laid out the buttons for the
> mic.
>
> Anyway, the dimmer button: do you change that setting so it is the voice
> button in the menu's?
>
> Brian, k5in
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 4:59 AM
> Subject: Re: restting the tmg707a
>
>
>> There's a very good button lay out on www.icanworkthisthing.com though
>> yours
>> is just about as good, a note though, that brightness button can also be
>> the
>> button to read the frequency, mine is set up that way. Also, 1 MHz is the
>> center of the tuning dial.  I love my TM-G707A, I've almost had it 3
>> years
>> now and actually I got rubber feet from radio shack and stuck them on the
>> bottom of it so it sits on my desk,  1 of the best ideas I ever had. A
>> lot
>> of the older 2 meter mobiles had that from the factory, I have no clue
>> why
>> they stopped that since most people that have a base setup on UHF/VHF
>> have
>> mobile radios to use for it. Base equipment is so few and far between and
>> expensive it makes sense but I didn't mind doing it my way either.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "K5IN" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:36 PM
>> Subject: restting the tmg707a
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> First, press and hold the memory button while turning the rig on.  It
>> would
>> appear you should hold the memory button in for a count of about 25 to
>> 30?
>>
>> Second, I wasn't able to find a button lay out for the front of the radio
>> so
>> I will give it a run myself.
>>
>> These of course are multi function buttons but the basics are what is
>> needed
>> to get started!
>>
>> Top left of the radio is call.
>>
>> Second down on the left is vfo and third down is memory!
>>
>> Across the bottom front of the radio:
>> function,
>> is the first button.
>>
>> Second button, tone, ctcss and low beep is no tone.  In order to set the
>> tone press the function and hit the button right next to it and turn the
>> vfo
>> to select the right tone.
>>
>> Third button, is reverse but if you hit ufnction and then hit it you have
>> offsets.  Low tone is simplex, next tone is plus and third beep is minus
>> offset.
>>
>> Fourth button, Power output.  Low tone is high, next is medium and third
>> beep is low power.
>>
>> Fifth button, selects the band.  First beep is 118mhz which is a low
>> tone,
>> second beep is well, better wait on that and the vs3 will tell you
>> anyway.
>>
>> 6th or right hand most button across the front: low tone is brightest
>> display, next is medium, third beep is low display fourth beep is extra
>> low
>> and finally shuts the display back lights off.
>>
>> Top right button, power on and off.
>>
>> Second button, "PM" useless for now!
>>
>> 3rd button, menu.  While trying to select something in menu's or to
>> select
>> a
>> pl tone or ctcss hit the power out or fourth button across the bottom
>> front
>> to select the pl tone or go into the menu items.
>>
>> I know this is crude but hopefully it will help someone.  I was totally
>> loston this radio until one or two of the members on this list helped me
>> out
>> and I thought I would share my new knowledge.  Yes, the radio as most of
>> you
>> know does speak the pl tone selected!