Brent:

Your best bet today, if you can scrape together the money, would be either
the Kenwood THF6A, or the Icom T90A.

No HT that I know of has a voice read-out, but the Icom T90A gives frequency
in CW.  The Kenwood HT has lots of beeps to help you figure out where you
are.  I think both HT's are computer programable.   I know the Kenwood is,
because I have one, and I think the Icom is as well.

Radio Shack is still in the ham radio business, kind of, but not really.  I
do know they recently have been selling a dual bander, but from what I hear,
it's not that impressive.

I know you are looking for 2-meters only, but an accessible rig for just
that band may be hard to come by.

Maybe you could find an old HTX202 on sale through Ebay or Eham, but I'm not
totally sure of that.

I'll stop rambling now, before I confuse issues any more.

I'm sure others on the list will have some thoughts.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:19 AM
Subject: Accessible 2-meter HT?


> I was wondering what HT I should get that's mostly accessible? I'm totally
> blind, and have heard that yesu should be one brand to steer clear from,
as
> the menus are quite complex. Do any have the ability for speech chips to
be
> installed, direct frequency entry, and/or computer programmability? At
least
> then, with a computer, I could load it with the repeater
> settings/frequencies I'll be able to use. Does radio shack still sell ham
> gear, or is ebay probably my best bet these days (scared of that option,
as
> I can't see what it's like before I buy), and I want something that's in
> working condition. Any recommendations?
> Thanks.
> 73's
> Kb9lwj