YEAH THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.  IT TOOK ME OVER A YEAR TO LEARN THE
BRAILLE'N SPEAK AND I WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS YOUNGER THEN.  RIGHT NOW, AS YOU
CAN SEE, I CAN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS SHIFT LOCK KEY TURNED OFF
ON MY IBM T41 THINKPAD.  NOW I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOFTWARE TO PROGRAM LARGER
TRANSCEIVERS BUT IS THERE SPEECH FRIENDLY SOFTWARE AND A CABLE FOR THE
THF6A?  YES, ALL OF YOU SURE HAVE BIN HELPFUL.  I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH I
HAVE LEARNED IN JUST THE PAST 2 MONTHS WITH ALL OF YOUR HELP.  THANKS AGAIN
TO ALL OF YOU.
THE NEAREST STORE TO ME IS 70 MILES AWAY AND i WANTED TO SEE THE RADIO
BEFORE I PURCHASED IT BUT IF I PASS THE GENERAL EXAM JAN. 15 I'M GOING TO
REWARD MYSELF BY PURCHASING IT OVER THE PHONE. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO THINK
ABOUT HF  FOR QUITE A WHILE.  I JUST WANT TO HAVE THE TICKET FOR WHEN EVER I
DECIDE TO SPEND THE NICKELS. I JUST GOT MY LICENSE IN THE MAIL DEC.31.  IT
IS (KG6YAA)



----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: programming information chanels on THF6A


> 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
>>
>