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