I have two of these and have had no trouble with either one.  One of the 
best radios I've owned.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 4 Dec 2012, John Miller wrote:

> If that's all it takes to make that radio mad is leaving it off a few days
> I'm glad I don't have one, 2 meters is not a band I use much more than as a
> utility band. Anyway, does that have the programmable memories like the
> TM-G707A did? Where you can setup separate profiles for the radio, like for
> different users or different times of day? If so, I wonder if you accidently
> activated that, I know on the TM-G707A you'd have to activate the  voice
> button for each programmed profile, there were 5 of them I think. It's a
> thought but I know I hit that button on that radio more than once and it
> sounds like exactly what you're seeing.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 3:33 AM
> 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
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