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Re: A few questions about the Kenwood THF6A
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Dan <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:50:12 -0500
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Ah cool. Thanks John.  Another question, would I need any assistance to
tell what band I've selected? Or is that not a problem either


at 09:44 PM 12/9/2004, John Miller wrote:
>offset is set automatically, you might need sighted help at first but
>probably not, it depends on you, I didn't and many others didn't, but some
>did as well. A very wise choice in radios, I must say.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:26 PM
>Subject: A few questions about the Kenwood THF6A
>
>
> > Hi all, I should be getting a Kenwood THF6A sometime next week, and I have
> > a few questions about them.  Is there a lot that I could do with the rig
> > as
> > far as opperating it is concerned as a totally blind person? Would I need
> > sighted assistance for doing things like programming in memories, setting
> > PL tones for frequences that require them, and when I go to a certain
> > frequency, will the offset be switched automatically by default? Or is
> > that
> > something I'd have to switch manually somehow? Thanks
> >
> >
> > Dan In Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
> > Amateur radio station VA3ets.
> > EchoLink node number:6165.   Skype name: va3ets
> > Email or MSN: [log in to unmask]
> >

Dan In Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Amateur radio station VA3ets.
EchoLink node number:6165.   Skype name: va3ets
Email or MSN: [log in to unmask]

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