Butch,

That doesn't surprise me.  If I had to use a laptop, I would plug it in.  I 
don't think you'll have any problem as long as the update runs to 
completion.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:38
Subject: Re: TM-V71A firmware upgrade (was Re: another TMV71A installation 
question)


>I read about one guy (sounds like something I'd do). Anyhow he was
> reprogramming his radio with his laptop and in the middle of the
> procress of upgrading the firmware, the laptop battery died.  He never
> could get the radio to come back.  I think he sent it off to Kenwood,
> but don't know if they were able to fix it or what it cost him.  I had
> two Kenwood hts, think the d7a, and I somehow got them in some mode
> playing with sky command where they wouldn't reset or anything.  I had
> to send both of them off to Kenwood.  This stuff can get a little
> tricky.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On Thu, 22 May 2008, Butch Bussen wrote:
>
>> Well, I never tried just ignoring the reset, perhaps I'll try that with
>> the one in the car.  The first time I upgraded to 1.1 I did a full reset
>> and when I turned it back on it kept pulsing in and out of xmit mode.  I
>> thought I really had created a brick, but I did another full reset and it
>> was back to normal.  Nice to have the ability to upgrade firmware though.
>> 73s
>> Butch Bussen
>> wa0vjr
>>
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