Okay, how do you deal with the built in antenna tunrr?  This one had one,
and although it would give the CW beeps for the modes, but how about the
antenna tuner that is built into the unit?





On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Michael Pyron wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> Well, I didn't get a chance to partisapate in FieldDay, but I can tell you a
> little bout the Kenwood 440. It is a pretty nice rig, and yes it is pretty
> user friendly for a blind person. I use to have one, and I liked it a lot. I
> have a 570dg now though, and I like it a lot better.
> 73 to all on the list!
> Michael AD5GQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 5:17 PM
> Subject: field day
>
>
> > Hi everyone, I was just wondering how everyone's field day went?  Mine
> > that I went to today was my first one, and I used both the club's call of
> > K8BYI, and my own call of KC8OLO.  It was hot, but I made lots of contacts
> > on 40 20 15, & 10 meters.  It included California, Connecticut, and the
> > carolinas, and New York, and Virginia and West Virginia and Texas.
> >         I got to use a Kenwood TS440 HF rig, and was impressed with it,
> > but I here it is really expensive.  Does anyone own one, and how well does
> > it work for someone who is blind?
>