Pat,
Since both of you couldn't have been that -------, well you fill in the
blank, must have been that darned full moon again!
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
> Be careful of subbing parts Jim!! Years ago a friend and I who were
> in to old A M gear found a problem in a Johnson viking Valliant of
> mine. Involved the low voltage rectifier tube. It had taken out a
> cap. or resistor, I forget which. So for some reason, I think to
> verify that the tube was defective, we plugged it in to my Johnson
> Ranger. It was defective and took out the same part in the
> Ranger. Afterward we decided, that we weere both reasonable smart
> and competent and why in hell had we done such a stupid thing!! Made
> us laugh a lot and think very hard about verifying our theories
> everafter!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 12:07 PM 12/29/2012, you wrote:
>>Hi Steve, well I found out the local HRO has 3 SVG-1 chips so I
>>could either get the y l to take me there with the rig and try
>>it, or get them to mail me one and pay for chipping. But if I
>>take the rig there and find out the new chip doesn't work then I
>>could have them send the rig to Kenwood, maybe. Anyway it's a
>>serious drag either way you slice it. No, I don't intend to take
>>the one out of the 480 just to test my theory. One other idea
>>would be to find a local ham with the same TMV71A rig and
>>pursuade them to let me try it in their rig, but no, I would
>>still have to end up dealing with HRO one way or another. Well,
>>thanks for listening, Jim WA6EKS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:56:45 -0500
>>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>Jim,
>>
>>I wouldn't mess with the 480, especially if it works. It's
>>possible that
>>the chip is fine, and the problem is on the motherboard. I think
>>you may
>>have to send the radio in to get to the bottom of this.
>>
>>Happy New Year.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>>To: <[log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 12:38
>>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>
>> Hi Steve, could be a possibility about bent pens, but it has
>> worked fine until a few weeks ago when it first went out and I
>> fixed it with a reset. I took a conservative approach when I
>> first took the lid off again a couple days ago by just tapping
>>it
>> and wiggling it a little. That seemed to make it come back. I
>> hesitate spraying any kind of contact stuff in the socket. I
>> plan to call HRO Oakland to see if they have any voice chips
>> before making the trek over there. Of course I could take the
>> other chip out of my 480 but don't want to tempt fate by doing
>> that. Thanks, and wishing you and yours a very happy and
>>healthy
>> new year, Jim WA6EKS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:46:48 -0500
>> Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> I've never had any problems with any of my voice chips, but with
>> the
>> exception of the one in my TS2000, I've always had sighted help
>> putting them
>> in.
>>
>> The chip might be dead, but you might also have bent one or more
>> pins when
>> you reinserted it. In any event, it sounds like time for your
>> friendly HRO
>> doctor to check it out.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 00:28
>> Subject: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>
>> Hello listers, I am writing regarding my recent intermittent
>> TMV-71A speech chip problems, it went out again yesterday. I
>> took off the top and tapped and wiggled the voice guide chip
>> whereupon it started talking again. However, today, it is dead
>> again. This time I turned off the rig and unplugged the chip
>> and
>> replaced it again. That didn't fix it. guess the only way to
>> check it out is to take it to my local HRO after finding out
>> they
>> have a voice chip in stock and trying a new one to see if that
>> remedies the problem or if it's in the rig itself. Has anyone
>> else had issues with the voice guide chip going out or being
>> intermittent? Jim WA6EKS
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