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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 27 May 2005 12:19:05 -0400
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    Thanks for the thoughts, Kevin.

I appreciate them.

Will see what the others can come up with.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: TMV7A question


> Press your function key and there's a key at the centre of both the band
> select buttons, it's a tiny switch and if you press it, it goes from vhf,
to
> uhf, uhf, to vhf, and vhf, to vhf, uhf, and uhf. The feed back in to uhf
is
> probably just harmonics. Certain two meter frequencies do that
> unfortunately. I would just turn down the uhf side but you expressed that
> you wish to run both modes so I don't really have an answer. Personally I
> use one or the other because I find if both modes are running it's
> distracting. When I visit my good friend uptown on Fridays, he has two
three
> things playing at once. I don't know how he keeps up with it all but it's
> totally distracting for me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:33 AM
> Subject: TMV7A question
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> I may have asked this question before, but seem unable to find any notes
> from the list, so please forgive if I ask this again.
>
> Does anyone know how to get the TMV7A to transmit on 2 meters, and
> simultaneously mute the 440 side of the rig?  My son, who is also a ham,
> lives in Kalamazoo, Mi, where the best way to get into a wide-coverage
link
> system is to transmit on 2 meters, and listen to the output on 440.  When
I
> try doing this with the TMV7A when in Kalamazoo, I get feedback through
the
> 440 side, and the only way I can correct the problem is to turn down the
> volume on the 440 side whenever I transmit.  That, of course, is somewhat
of
> a pain.
>
> Any help with this would be appreciated.  I just have to believe that it's
> possible to configure the radio to mute the 440 side when transmitting on
> 2-meters.
>
> I know this is automatically done with the THF6A, but then again, the
THF6A
> only has one volume control.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>

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