Thanks for this info, Lou.

We will check out the QSYer, if the county has any more money
left to purchase it.

Actually, my hope is that once we get the important freqs into
memory, there should be little need to work extensively with the
tuning knob, except for minor adjustments here and there.

Thanks again for the info.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: some quick questions on the Icom 706 Mark II. G.


Hi Tom.

John already told you about holding in the Lock button to read
the
frequency.  That's not my favorite feature of the radio as I seem
to have a
nasty tendency to inadvertently lock my radio.

Anyway, they can get a keypad for the radio by purchasing the
Millenium
QSYer, which makes keying frequencies, and addressing memories
much
easier.  The cost is about $95.00.  I do have to echo John's
comments about
the 9 volt batteries, though.  Although Mr. Hansen claims that
the current
draw is so low that it doesn't need an on/off switch, I beg to
differ with
him.  If there were room to work in there easily, I'd modify that
sucker to
have an on/off switch.

73, de Lou K2LKK