Hi Steve and All,

One thing that I did, and I'm sure this is nothing new to most on this list,
when I was using my IC-706 rarely was to build a handy reference of just the
menu settings with little cues as to how to tell which one you were in.  You
might make up such a list and have it near the R-75 until you have those
pesky menus memorized.  <GRIN>

Take care and very 73.


Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
Navy Marine Corps MARS:  NNN0SHS




-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 05:09
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: R75 menu

Phil,

I'm always more comfortable with knobs and switches than I am with menus,
which is why I like my 751A and am reluctant to change to something else.
Unfortunately, though, menus are the way of the world today, and if we want
the newest features we just have to suck it up and learn to live with them
to some extent.  I'll get just enough of a handle on them to change what I
want to change, and leave the rest alone.  While I like the idea of using
the computer to set things up, I really don't want to tie my radios to the
computer.  However, I am interested in the R75's transceiver capabilities.
I have to read some more, but from the little I've read, I think it can be
used to control my 751A, and that makes for some interesting possibilities,
especially on AM where I want to use synchronous detection.  Lots to explore
here.

Steve

On Tuesday 1/4/05 22:57 Phil Scovell wrote:

>Steve,
>
>You have an individual set button which serves the purpose of getting
>into the menu structure or switching between a long wire or coax
>antenna.  There is no doubt that if a blind guy would memorize, or
>write down all the various menu choices and how they would be changed,
>it could be done without sighted help.  You use the same memory up and
>down keys on the bottom right panel of the radio to make changes in the
>menu settings.  Like I said, I'm sure you can do all that through the
>software but I'm getting too old to screw around with all that software
>crap now.  Plus, I had my computer tied to my transciever for years for
>different functions and it was a pain in the butt horsing around and
>changing everything all the time.  I like just grabbing knobs and
>pushing buttons.  I hate tuning rigs and amplifiers now, too, so that
>shows you how old I'm getting.  I also refuse to climb my tower any
>more for fear it might bend or buckle due to wait.  My weight.  Worse,
>I might experience a heart attack while up there and they would have to
>call a hospital rescue helicopter to come and get me.  How
>embarrassing.  I hope to live long enough to own a good 80 or 90 foot
>crank up tower where I just push a button in the shack and away she
>goes.  Then, and only then, I will get me a 2 element 80 meter beam.
>Of course, if we happen to have one of those huge corona mass
>ejection's on the Sun that we had last year that, fortunately, was
>faced away from the earth, there won't be any more ham radio once that
>mass reaches earth.  I mean, when 100,000 square miles of the surface of
the sun blows out into space, you best be living way under ground because it
is about to get hotter than an Arizona summer.
>
>Phil.
>K0NX