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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