Here's the poop on the v7a, not the same message as I wrote for the 255.....

This is the famous Blue Face Kenwood.

I have the rig and mic only, no mounting bracket. I'll see if I can find
one around here that will work though. The rig has no problems, works and
looks like it should. The display is clear and bright, no lines, or
blemishes.

This is a current model so you can get details on it at the Kenwood website.
I'll include the pdf manual on cd of you want or you can just download it
from Kenwood.

I'd like to get $250 plus shipping.

For another $50 I'll include the voice module.