you're right, getting to the service menu on the TM-G707A is the same. You 
have to close talk the commercial radios more often than not too but I 
notice that with most commercial radios so maybe that's where it comes from. 
I've even seen some commercial Kenwood radios with appears to be the same 
mic as was on the TM-V7A and TM-G707A radios just the hanger was different, 
the typical commercial metal knob with the contacts around it so you can set 
it to stop scanning when the mic isn't hung up or open the CTCSS when the 
mic is off the hanger but other than that the mid was identical on some 
radios. I wish ham gear was that way but oh well, it's not like I use VHF or 
UHF enough to where it matters anymore.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: kenwood 707a


>I had heard that some of the runs of the TM V7a did have decent stock tx
> audio...but most of them are pretty wimpy.
> that goes for pretty much all the kenwood dual band mobiles with the
> acception of a very very few that seem to have been altered at the 
> factory.
> close talk and strong voice modulation usually fixes them...but if most of
> you are anything like me, you tend to speak more quietly with a mike in 
> your
> paw.
> probably comes from all those nights as a kid when I had to talk really
> quiet so I wouldn't wake up my parents and bring down my mothers rath upon
> me for being up late talking on the radio hi hi.
> Getting into the service menu is easy enough on the TM V7A...I can only
> assume it is the same procedure to get into the service menu on the 707.
> something about using a PS2 plug into the programming port and shorting 
> some
> of the pins together.  Then powering up the radio with specific buttons 
> held
> down...all the info is easily availible on the internet with any sort of
> google search.
> You can even find articles on which menu to change and so on once your in
> the service menu.
> The cable is easy enough to make...just a cable that has a ps2 plug on the
> end, such as an old keyboard or mouse from before they switched those to 
> USB
> connecters.
> You just have to know the pin out and which wires to short together.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 3:50 PM
> Subject: Re: kenwood 707a
>
>
>> Hi all, I have the TMV7A, and it has more than enough audio, especially
>> on VHF!
>>
>> 73 and 88 whare appropriate:
>> J.
>> John Jacques
>> Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
>> "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"