According to Kenwood, it does indeed have keypad entry of frequencies.  They
say it is a menu selection and the keypad appears to be on the mike.  Wow, I
don't want to buy it if it is such a hassle to program!


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Subject: Re: Kenwood TM 261A


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> RIch wrote:
>    >Does the Kenwood TM 261A have keypad entry of frequencies?
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> NOt that I've found, though I thought the manual said it did.  My xyl
> has one in her mobile.
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> I've found it a stone cold b*tch to program in fact, but a decent
> radio once it's programmed.  I've still got some troubles with the
> user interface however. TOo many things one might need like setting of
> ctcss tones buried in the main operating menu <grrrr>.  NO speech and
> pretty funky to program.  IT even confuses the xyl.
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> 73 de nf5b
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> Richard Webb
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> Electric Spider Productions
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> If you put garbage in a computer nothing comes out but garbage.  But
> this garbage, having passed through a very expensive machine, is
> somehow enobled and none dare criticize it.
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