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Danny Dyer <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:41:17 -0500
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Hi Pat, thanks for the info, there was one for $75, or with a 12amp power
supply for $100 on one of the Eboards, and I was just wondering.  Thanks,
Danny.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Does KenwoodTr7400A do ctcss tones?


> Hi Danny,
> In the very old days when the TR7400 was current, Kenwood made a
> device which they called an active filter.  It was a device which
> permitted P L transmit and receive.  The Kenwood units were good for
> one subaudible frequency; so there were a bunch of them
> available.  They mounted inside the transceiver and the knob on the
> right front top corner of the transceiver was used to turn the
> functionality on and off.
> Trying to find the "active filter" elements these days is a trick.  I
> have a TR7400 but haven't been successful finding the device; but I
> haven't looked too hard.
> No voice output, but the frequency control knobs had ten positions
> and, at least in some models, there were stops at the end of the
> switch rotation.  So it was simple to count to a frequency you
> wanted.  And there was a pushbutton toggle switch that did the plus
> five khz. switch.
> Great transceiver for its time and if you live somewhere that
> subaudible tone isn't important, still a decent choice.
> Hope this helps.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 03:44 PM 12/21/2005, you wrote:
> >Hi Folks, wonder if any of you know Under normal circumstances does a
> >Kenwood TR7400A 2meter fm tranceiver do ctcss tones in transmit, and is
it
> >at all accessible via voice chip?  Sorry to ask dumb questions, but
that's
> >how you get informed/smart answers.  Thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.

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