Steve:

Well, I actually do have the software and cable with me, but I'll probably 
try the front pannel way first, until I get a sense of what's going on, and 
what needs to be done.

Don't know how I missed all those instructions in the manual, but you are 
saving me some searching here.

Thanks for your very helpful response as always.

I'll let you know how I do when I get out to the car and try things.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A


> Tom,
>
> The scan limits are stored in one of 10 memory pairs which are designated 
> as
> L0 U0, L1 U1, on up through L9 U9.  So if you store 144.000 MHz in L0 and
> 147.900 MHz in U0, you can then scan that frequency range with VFO Scan.
> Actually, it doesn't matter which pair you use; the radio checks all the
> pairs and if the frequency range stored in any one of them matches the
> current operating range of the VFO, that's where the scan occurs.
>
> I'm assuming you don't have the software with you, so I'll tell you how to
> find those memory pairs using the front panel of the radio.  After you 
> enter
> a frequency into the VFO, press the Function button and rotate the tuning
> knob counter-clockwise until you hear the low beep, and the speech 
> announces
> "Memory 0."  One more click of the knob in the same direction brings you 
> to
> the memory pairs, which will be announced as "Up 9", "Low 9", etc.  When 
> you
> get to the memory you want, just press the Memory button or the Tuning 
> knob
> to store the frequency.  At some point, you might want to set up pairs for
> different sections of the bands, although I don't know if that's as much 
> an
> issue in your area as it is here in New England.  Incidentally, I believe
> that the scanning step is determined by the step size in the VFO, but I'm
> not entirely sure of that.  All of this is covered in detail in the 
> manual.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 19:20
> Subject: setting up scan limits for the TMV71A
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> As we are driving on our road trips this summer, I'd like to be able to
>> scan
>> for actived 2-meter repeaters, using the TMV71A.
>>
>> I have figured out how to do a VFO scan, but only want to scan between 
>> 144
>> and 148 mhz, for active 2-meter frequencies.
>>
>> I could do a memory scan for the memories I already have programmed into
>> the
>> radio, but that doesn't cover everything possible.
>>
>> I'm sure the manual tells you how to specify scan limits, but I just
>> haven't
>> found it yet.
>>
>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
>