Thanks Butch,
I think thats a great over view.
73 Keith-WA9DRO
At 04:03 PM 1/21/03 -0800, you wrote:
>hmmmm, wish i'd kept that as a note or file. Well, basicly, the big
>plusses for the icom are it is much better on tv, blows the kenwood away
>on tv channels, not sure why. Also, the icom can access even an empty
>memory with the keypad, so it is easy to program any memory you want
>easily. Also, it does have the cw readout. As far as i'm concerned, that
>is about the only plusses, unless you would rather have six versis 220.
>The things the kenwood has over the icom are, kenwood has ssb. Kenwood
>covers higher frequencies, kenwood beeps in menus and at memory 0. The
>icom menues do not role over, so you can keep turning the knob and get to
>a known point, but no beeps. Also, icom charges much more for their
>assessories, examples. Kenwood dc power cord for lighter, $35.00 Icom's
>price $45.00 Kenwood case with beltclip $15. Icom's price for just a
>small case $25. Icom charges for their software $15, Kenwood's is
>downloadable. Icom charges $45 for their programming cable, Kenwood
>charges $35.
>
>Has anyone used the icom software with speech, particularly window-eyes?
>I'm curious whether or not it would talk. Kenwood software is very
>accessable. Think that is all I wrote.
>73s
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr
Keith-WA9DRO
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