John:

But how do you know you're at the propper tone?  Does the scan stop when it 
reaches it?

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software


> Most Kenwood radios you just hold the tone button in for a second, to the
> second beep anyway, and that usually does it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>
>
>>    Ken:
>>
>> This brings up an interesting question which I should know the answer to,
>> but don't.
>>
>> How can you do a "tone scan search" on the TMV7A?
>>
>> I'm sure it's buried in the manual somewhere, but if someone knows right
>> off
>> the top of the head, I'd really appreciate the info.
>>
>> It's hard to know whether the tones listed in the repeater directories 
>> are
>> truly accurate all of the time.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ken" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>
>>
>>> PL tones are always a problem when traveling.  If you know ahead of time
>>> what the tones are you can just change when you change repeaters.  If =
>>> you
>>> don't know the tone but you catch the repeater busy you can try doing a
>>> tone scan.  If you are really lucky you might be able to hear one of the
>>> hams on the input, then you can try to call him direct (once the =
>>> repeater
>>> stops transmitting) and ask him the tone, or find another local repeater
>>> with no tone and try to call up someone to give you the tone for the =
>>> other
>>> repeaters in the area.
>>> 73, Ken -N5SWR
>