Hi.

Some time this week I'll be getting a couple of new radios.  One of these is
the Kenwood TM-V71 dual band mobile radio.  I was planning on using it for
cross band repeat, but I learned the TS-2000X will do this, so I've decided
to put the TM-V71 on Echo Link.  With this in mind, I have two questions.

How blind friendly is it to interface Echo Link with the radio?  I purchased
the cable to go from the PC to the radio.  Do I need any other connections?
Also, what kind of connection is there between the computer and radio?  Is
it a 9 pin serial cable or a USB plug.  The reason I ask this is I'll need
to buy an extension cable to reach where I want to put the radio.

My second question is about the keyboard layout.  I need a reference card
that describes where the keys are located.  I went to icanworkthisthing.com,
but didn't see a cheat sheet there.  If someone could give me this
information, I'd appreciate it.

I'm getting excited about the ham radio stuff I'm getting.  I hope to be
able to work DX from here in the apartment, and let others have a go over
VOIP.  I also ordered the speech modules for the radios I'm getting, so I
should get plenty of audible information.

Thanks again in advance for the help.

73
Kevin Minor N8EGA
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