Hello Edward and welcome to this list.  Many of us on this list 
have the TMV-71A rigs with the VGS1 chip installed.  I have owned 
one for several years and other than the VGS1 chip blowing out 
unexpectedly after a couple of years, I have been extremely happy 
with that radio as well as the other Kenwood rigs I own.  I am 
very pleased with Kenwood's policy of making their rigs user 
friendly with the addition of small speech boards and wish other 
companies would adopt this same policy.  It's worth noting that 
several of the new inexpensive Chinese rigs also have speech 
capabilities.  Again, welcome to the list and best 73, Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Edward alonzo <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:16:28 -0500
Subject: Hello from a new subscriber.

Hello:
My name is Edward Alonzo (KE5KRI)
I have been a ham sense 2006.
I live in northeast Arkansas about as far northeast in the state 
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Arkansas as you can go.
At the suggestion of another ham friend, I just got myself a 
KINWOOD =
TMV-71 a with the VGS-1 storage.
I got it from ham radio outlet, and I asked them if they would 
install =
the board for me and they said they would.  its on its way now to 
my =
home.
If any of you have used this particular radio, I'd like to know 
how you =
like it.
Thanks for any help and great to be on this list.