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 
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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