You're right, Tom. I like it even better than my 480, and I'm not
criticizing the 480 by any means.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:54
Subject: Re: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A
> Well, Steve, that's certainly easy enough!
>
> I tell you: This TMV71A gets to be more and more of an amazing radio, the
> more I learn about it!
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Believe it or not, that's already set up. If you haven't changed it, one
>> of
>> the PF keys on the front of the radio accesses the weather frequencies,
>> and
>> once you have them activated, you just press and hold the tuning knob to
>> start scanning them.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:45
>> Subject: Re: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Well, for now, I used Mark's suggestion by getting into menu 100 to set
>>> the
>>> scan limits for VFO A.
>>>
>>> I will probably ultimately try Steve's strategy of working directly with
>>> the
>>> memories, though, if I want more than one set of "scan limits" for each
>>> VFO.
>>>
>>> Which brings up a question:
>>>
>>> Can you set up one of the VFO's to scan the WX weather channels while
>>> traveling?
>>>
>>> I would assume so, but haven't tried that yet.
>>>
>>> Thanks to you guys for your great help as usual.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Senk, Mark J. (CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL)" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:21 AM
>>> Subject: Re: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A
>>>
>>>
>>>> You can restrict the range of the receiver. Here's an excerpt from the
>>>> manual.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Programable VFO=20
>>>> If you always check frequencies within a certain range,=20
>>>> you can set upper and lower limits for frequencies that are=20
>>>> selectable. For example, if you select 144 MHz for the=20
>>>> lower limit and 145 MHz for the upper limit, the tunable=20
>>>> range will be from 144.000 MHz to 145.995 MHz.=20
>>>>
>>>> 1 Select your desired VFO frequency.=20
>>>> 2 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 100.=20
>>>> (Example: E type)=20
>>>> 3 Press the Tuning control.=20
>>>> * The lower frequency limit blinks.=20
>>>> 4 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired lower=20
>>>> frequency limit, then press the Tuning control to set=20
>>>> the selected value.=20
>>>> * The upper frequency limit blinks.=20
>>>> 5 Rotate the Tuning control to select your desired upper=20
>>>> frequency limit, then press the Tuning control to set=20
>>>> the selected value.=20
>>>> 6 Press [ESC] to exit Menu mode.=20
>>>> Note: You cannot program the 100 kHz and subsequent digits. The=20
>>>> exact 100 kHz and subsequent digits of the upper limit depend on the=20
>>>> frequency step size you are using.
>>>> =0C=20
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
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