Thanks.
PatAt 07:17 PM 12/4/2012, you wrote:
>Pat, yes, my rig will definitely receive above 470 MHZ on both a
>and b VFO's. Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:06:41 -0600
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>Jim,
>Does the receiver go above 470 mhz? Our local police are on
>471.137
>and occasional handhelds and mobiles stop at 470.
>Thanks.
>Pat, K9JAUAt 06:03 PM 12/4/2012, you wrote:
>No, I have never tried the software for the 71A. My computer and
>rig have
>never been in the same proximity and the rig is so easy to
>program that I
>just do it manually. Only have a few memories programmed at any
>given time.
>Jim WA6EKS
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: KK4AHX Darren Duff
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:50 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>And I guess you had all your settings and channels saved on your
>pc?
>Good to know! Thanks.
>
>
>
>73.
>Darren Duff.
>amateur radio station KK4AHX.
>
>Vice President,
>Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.
>http://www.cherokeehams.com
>
>Cherokee County ARES.
>http://www.cherokee-ares.org
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 5:09 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>Yes, it did. Menu 999 is the menu for the various kinds of
>resets. Jim
>WA6EKS
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: KK4AHX Darren Duff <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 15:53:09 -0500
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>So a full reset got your speech back then?
>
>
>
>73.
>Darren Duff.
>amateur radio station KK4AHX.
>
>Vice President,
>Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.
>http://www.cherokeehams.com
>
>Cherokee County ARES.
>http://www.cherokee-ares.org
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:27 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>Ok, seriously people, I kind of figured out the issues with the
>71a. I
>don't think I ever did a (full) reset. That can be done by going
>to menu
>999, entering that, then selecting the full reset. That works if
>you have
>speech working. When I reset the rig yesterday, I had no speech
>so was
>really not sure if I had done a full reset or not. After I
>really
>got-er-done, I was able to figure out the memory stuff which
>behaved as
>before. Also, one of you guys sent some menu changes I checked
>out and
>tried the menu 111 to change the mic sensitivity. That works
>very cool.
>Thanks, from Jim, a happy camper once again.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:13:45 -0600
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>Amazing how many things the full moon can tweek!! And I'm
>stickin' to it!!
>PatAt 01:01 PM 12/4/2012, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>This is not the first time you blamed something on the full moon.
>
>Hmmm, must be a constant full moon over D C.
>
>73
>
>Howard #3
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]
>To: <[log in to unmask]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 11:14 AM
>Subject: Re: Tmv-71a is still a great radio
>
>
>Jim,
>It's the recent full moon.
>Pat, K9JAUAt 11:05 AM 12/4/2012, you wrote:
>Hey not to worry, it's a terrific radio. I've had mine for a
>couple of
>years and this is the first time it decided to not talk to me.
>I'm not
>giving up on it. Jim WA6EKS
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: KK4AHX Darren Duff <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 05:15:39 -0500
>Subject: Re: Programming memories on the Kenwood 71a
>
>Not good news as I just ordered my kenwood! Bad voice chip
>maybe??
>
>
>
>73.
>Darren Duff.
>amateur radio station KK4AHX.
>
>Vice President,
>Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.
>http://www.cherokeehams.com
>
>Cherokee County ARES.
>http://www.cherokee-ares.org
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 3:33 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Programming memories on the Kenwood 71a
>
>Hi, this is for any users of the Kenwood TMV-71A. On Monday, I
>turned on my
>Kenwood 71a and it wouldn't speak to me. Must have been
>something I said.
>I tried to console it but nothing doing.
>So, I got mad and wouldn't talk to it either. Seriously, I did a
>full reset
>and behold, the voice came back. I programmed in a frequency and
>tried to
>put it in a memory and that's when I started having issues. I
>couldn't save
>memories. I even followed some directions I had written
>previously. I
>finally got one to stick but the voice said something like
>channel 1 of 9.
>I have never heard it say that before and there are way more than
>9 memories
>available. I thought I knew how to save memories but I guess
>not. My menu
>file is somewhat confusing even reading it on the braille display
>of the
>Apex. I wonder if any of you guys, and girls, has ever sorted
>out that
>stuff into a more usable file either for speech or braille users,
>whatever
>more usable might mean to people. Anyway, I am still baffled
>about the unit
>not talking. Just turned it off a couple of days ago, then on
>today and no
>speech. Guess I ignored it too long. Thanks for any advice.
>Jim WA6EKS
|
