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Re: new rig
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Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 15 May 2004 17:53:43 -0400
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Hi Rich.

That's about the size of it.  Also, the '706 receiver isn't as good as some
that I've heard.  It's OK, for the most part, but does have a little more
tendency towards front end overload in urban areas like the one I live in,
than some of the other radios in my shack.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 09:52 AM 5/15/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone;
>Although the kenwood 2000 sounds like the radio of choice, I can't help
>wishing that something more like the icom 706 were more usable.  Folks have
>said they are usable with a key pad for frequency entry but the menus seem
>like the might be a problem.
>Rich

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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