Yes sure - Bob don't give up.  Anything is possible.  The Kenwood F6A (US)
or f7E (Europe) is very good.  But I can assure you it takes time and
patients even to master this radio.  I am an IT professional and technology
doesn't "phase" me at all.
But the simple fact remains that all radios are menu driven and the chances
are that you will need sighted assistance at some point in setting it up.
It took me a while to get it setup.
As stated in my last post simply get the memories setup with assistance and
forget the rest.  Once you feel more comfortable with it, then start playing
with it more.
There is no such thing these days as a "completely " accessible radio.  You
will not get manual controls etc.  that is a Fact!
-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: 03 January 2005 22:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: programming information chanels on THF6A

I've tried that mode on both my Kenwood radios, and it was much more
restricted than I wanted.  Lots of radios have it.  I'll bet the T90 has a
mode like that.

Steve

On Monday 1/3/05 14:42 John Miller wrote:

>Yup, you're right, I was going to look at that before I said it but it's a
>beginner mode, looks like the perfect thing for a new ham, then if you want
>down the road, set it back so you can do anything you want. Kenwood's good
>like that, my duel bander in the house here is that way too. I've never
done
>it but it can do it.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:34 PM
>Subject: Re: programming information chanels on THF6A
>
>
> > It just dawned on me:  it's possible to run the TH-F6A in a mode where
the
> > only thing you can do is cycle between the memories you've set up.  You
> > could always run it that way once it was set up, and you'd never have to
> > think about any of the radio's complexities.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Monday 1/3/05 14:07 Don Bishop wrote:
> >
> >>As many have pointed out, all the radios can be somewhat complex.  The
> >>real question is which ones can be easily operated and used while you're
> >>getting
> >>used to the complexities or maybe even ignoring them altogether.
> >>
> >>I think the thf-6a is one of those radios which you can use very
> >>successfully and also take your time about learning the more complex
> >>features.  And, if you
> >>like, you really don't have to even bother with most of the more
> >>complicated aspects of the radio.
> >>
> >>Radios with menus and other such things including all sorts of
> >>sophisticated paging and calling features are with us and will probably
> >>stay with us for a long
> >>time.  But, I'm finding it quite easy just to ignore all that stuff I
> >>really don't want.  This is good since it's going to be a part of
probably
> >>any radio I buy whether I
> >>like it or not.
> >>
> >>There's an absolute obsession with getting all kinds of functionality,
> >>inclluding that which 90 percent of people will never use, all packed
into
> >>the smallest
> >>possible package.
> >>
> >>The one good thing in all this is the pc programming software.  Amateur
> >>radio these days could really be a pain without it.
> >>
> >>73
> >>
> >>Don W6SMB
> >