Steve:

I may take you up on your offer to walk me through the remote access
sequences using the THF6A at some point.

I'll try some other things first, though, to see if I can get something to
work at least relatively well.

Once again, my problem is that I'm now on medical leave for the Fall
semester, so have to be a bit careful about going into my new office and
raising the suspicions of the work force regulations gods, but I'm sure
there will be a way at some point.

Will keep you and everyone posted.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: 2-meter Antenna Challenge


> Tom,
>
> Actually, that's a good solution if you only care about hitting that one
> repeater.  You'd have to leave the TM-V71A in Remote mode, and you could
> store the DTMF sequences to turn crossband on and off in the DTMF memories
> of your TH-F6A.  I do that here, and it works quite well, so if you're
> interested, I can walk you through the process of setting it up.  The only
> issue that doesn't address is how to turn the radio off and disconnect the
> antenna during severe weather.  I probably shouldn't say this, but I never
> disconnect my dual-band antenna, and my radio is often on during all but
> the
> most severe storms.  Of course, now that I've said it, the lightning gods
> will kill everything in my shack just to teach me a lesson.
>
> Steve