It is my main FM sat rig. Love it. Works great getting into AO-85 which is a little deaf. I built a body harness thingy for it:

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/mobile-radio-body-support/

I agree that the TM-D710GA is probably better if you can afford it, for the APRS sats. I don't think it would fit my body harness set up though.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 12:04 Scott [email protected] wrote:

Hi Peter!

I have the TM-V71A and enjoy it greatly. Besides normal FM voice ops, the 9600-capable data port on the back gets used a lot with data modes to/from my computer. Of course it does a great job on 1200 packet as well.

73!

-Scott, K4KDR

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On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 9:17 AM, Peter J. McClosky <[email protected]

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Hello All,

Is anyone using the Kenwood TM-V71A for Satellite work?

I am looking for a portable station for field operations and, looking at the spec’s this radio seems to fit the bill.

Anything I should know about it?

Based upon this forum, I purchased the Kenwood TS-2000 for a base

station,

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and I LOVE it!

Peter, N7IY

Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon [email protected] [email protected] http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/

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