Thanks, John.
I'll try it with one of our local repeaters around here, and see what
happens.
This will be a real handy feature on our trip, since sometimes PL tones
change and the change is not reflected in the ARRL directory.
73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
> On most radios, it beeps when it finds that tone, I don't see why that
> would
> be any different and it stays there for a while, I don't know about for
> ever, you might have to reach over and push the button to make sure it
> stopped scanning, that's what I do, but it will beep and I think I heard
> somewhere it holds for about 8 seconds or something.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> But how do you know you're at the propper tone? Does the scan stop when
>> it
>> reaches it?
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>
>>
>>> Most Kenwood radios you just hold the tone button in for a second, to
>>> the
>>> second beep anyway, and that usually does it.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ken:
>>>>
>>>> This brings up an interesting question which I should know the answer
>>>> to,
>>>> but don't.
>>>>
>>>> How can you do a "tone scan search" on the TMV7A?
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure it's buried in the manual somewhere, but if someone knows
>>>> right
>>>> off
>>>> the top of the head, I'd really appreciate the info.
>>>>
>>>> It's hard to know whether the tones listed in the repeater directories
>>>> are
>>>> truly accurate all of the time.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ken" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:38 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: question on TMV7A programming software
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> PL tones are always a problem when traveling. If you know ahead of
>>>>> time
>>>>> what the tones are you can just change when you change repeaters. If
>>>>> =
>>>>> you
>>>>> don't know the tone but you catch the repeater busy you can try doing
>>>>> a
>>>>> tone scan. If you are really lucky you might be able to hear one of
>>>>> the
>>>>> hams on the input, then you can try to call him direct (once the =
>>>>> repeater
>>>>> stops transmitting) and ask him the tone, or find another local
>>>>> repeater
>>>>> with no tone and try to call up someone to give you the tone for the =
>>>>> other
>>>>> repeaters in the area.
>>>>> 73, Ken -N5SWR
>>>
>
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