Pat,

Since both of you couldn't have been that -------, well you fill in the 
blank, must have been that darned full moon again!

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.


> Be careful of subbing parts Jim!!  Years ago a friend and I who were
> in to old A M gear found a problem in a Johnson viking Valliant of
> mine.  Involved the low voltage rectifier tube.  It had taken out a
> cap. or resistor, I forget which.  So for some reason, I think to
> verify that the tube was defective, we plugged it in to my Johnson
> Ranger.  It was defective and took out the same part in the
> Ranger.  Afterward we decided, that we weere both reasonable smart
> and competent and why in hell had we done such a stupid thing!!  Made
> us laugh a lot and think very hard about verifying our theories 
> everafter!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 12:07 PM 12/29/2012, you wrote:
>>Hi Steve, well I found out the local HRO has 3 SVG-1 chips so I
>>could either get the y l to take me there with the rig and try
>>it, or get them to mail me one and pay for chipping.  But if I
>>take the rig there and find out the new chip doesn't work then I
>>could have them send the rig to Kenwood, maybe.  Anyway it's a
>>serious drag either way you slice it.  No, I don't intend to take
>>the one out of the 480 just to test my theory.  One other idea
>>would be to find a local ham with the same TMV71A rig and
>>pursuade them to let me try it in their rig, but no, I would
>>still have to end up dealing with HRO one way or another.  Well,
>>thanks for listening, Jim WA6EKS
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:56:45 -0500
>>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>Jim,
>>
>>I wouldn't mess with the 480, especially if it works.  It's
>>possible that
>>the chip is fine, and the problem is on the motherboard.  I think
>>you may
>>have to send the radio in to get to the bottom of this.
>>
>>Happy New Year.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>>To: <[log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 12:38
>>Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>
>>  Hi Steve, could be a possibility about bent pens, but it has
>>  worked fine until a few weeks ago when it first went out and I
>>  fixed it with a reset.  I took a conservative approach when I
>>  first took the lid off again a couple days ago by just tapping
>>it
>>  and wiggling it a little.  That seemed to make it come back.  I
>>  hesitate spraying any kind of contact stuff in the socket.  I
>>  plan to call HRO Oakland to see if they have any voice chips
>>  before making the trek over there.  Of course I could take the
>>  other chip out of my 480 but don't want to tempt fate by doing
>>  that.  Thanks, and wishing you and yours a very happy and
>>healthy
>>  new year, Jim WA6EKS
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>>  To: [log in to unmask]
>>  Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:46:48 -0500
>>  Subject: Re: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>  Jim,
>>
>>  I've never had any problems with any of my voice chips, but with
>>  the
>>  exception of the one in my TS2000, I've always had sighted help
>>  putting them
>>  in.
>>
>>  The chip might be dead, but you might also have bent one or more
>>  pins when
>>  you reinserted it.  In any event, it sounds like time for your
>>  friendly HRO
>>  doctor to check it out.
>>
>>  Steve
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>>  To: <[log in to unmask]
>>  Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 00:28
>>  Subject: Possible dead voice guide chip in Kenwood rig.
>>
>>
>>  Hello listers, I am writing regarding my recent intermittent
>>  TMV-71A speech chip problems, it went out again yesterday.  I
>>  took off the top and tapped and wiggled the voice guide chip
>>  whereupon it started talking again.  However, today, it is dead
>>  again.  This time I turned off the rig and unplugged the chip
>>  and
>>  replaced it again.  That didn't fix it.  guess the only way to
>>  check it out is to take it to my local HRO after finding out
>>  they
>>  have a voice chip in stock and trying a new one to see if that
>>  remedies the problem or if it's in the rig itself.  Has anyone
>>  else had issues with the voice guide chip going out or being
>>  intermittent? Jim WA6EKS