Hi Andy & Everyone;
I have had the occasion to speak with ICOM and KENWOOD as well as YAESU and
I found YAESU to be the least interested in any type of accessibility.
When I spoke with ICOM, they said they always ask their manufacturer for a
radio that is more accessible for all hams including people who are visually
impaired.
Kenwood on the other hand seems to be more pro-active in this venture.
I have a TS570DG and I find it more than user friendly.
They are my observations.
73 DE ANTHONY W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: Yaesu's Voice Synthesizer
> One must remember that voice syns were not developed by the mainstream
radio
> manufacturers for the blind. They were developed for those who used rigs
as
> mobils. I don't think you would get anywhere prevailing on them to do it
so
> that blind folks could use their rigs. The first thing they would ask
would
> be, "How many of such rigs would we sell".
>
> Andy
>
>