Tom,
I'm not sure there's any legal requirement for you to have the radio ID
every ten minutes unless you want to leave it in crossband mode unattended.
The reason I use it here is so that I can use my HT and not have to be
confined to the shack. I can't hit the repeater I want to use with my HT,
so I just run the HT at extremely low power and let the big radio do the
heavy lifting.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 20:34
Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
> Oh really, Steve!!! Well, that's good to know!
>
> May not be worth all of the trouble then.
> It sounded cool when I heard about it, but if the ID potentially can
> transmit over someone else who might be talking at the time, that could be
> a
> real drawback.
>
> Thanks for this info!
>
> If I do decide to give it a try, at least I know I'll have to do the ID
> programming via the software.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>
>
> Tom,
>
> You'll have to enter your call via the software, but I think you'll find
> that this function is a disappointment even though it sounds pretty cool.
> The problem is that the ID is broadcast regardless of what else is
> happening, which means that if someone else is transmitting, your radio
> will
> key up and transmit over them. I tried this feature for a while, but
> eventually disabled it because of the way it worked.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:54
> Subject: Some questions on Crossbanding with the TMV71A
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> On the TMV71A mailing list a little while ago, it was said that when
>> cross-banding, The TM-V71A can be
>> set up so you can have it ID every 10 minutes (on both
>> frequencies) to keep things legal.
>>
>> Someone kindly posted the following instructions as to how to do this:
>>
>> "Enter the Menu and go to RPT.ID Menu number 405 and enter your callsign
>> then
>>
>> Enter Menu Mode again and go to Menu number 406 which says ID.TX
>>
>> The selections for ID Transmit are Off, Morse, and Voice. Select Morse.
>> Now
>> your all setup. It transmits at twenty words per minute."
>>
>>
>>
>> I have tried to follow these instructions, but when I get into menu 405
>> to
>> enter my call sign as my
>> id, the VGS1 voice chip doesn't give me any prompts. Can I enter my call
>> sign via the radio using the mic key pad, or is this something that needs
>> to
>> be done in the programming software?
>>
>> Also, do I need to put a special designator after my call indicating that
>> I
>> am cross-banding?
>>
>> I have asked these questions on the TMV71A list, but thought someone here
>> might have tried this and been successful.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated, since this seems to be a really cool
>> function
>> worth trying when crossbanding.
>>
>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>
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