BLIND-HAMS Archives

For blind ham radio operators

BLIND-HAMS@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:58:49 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (93 lines)
Hi Lou;

If ICOM handled accessibility as well as KENWOOD did, I would have
all ICOM equipment.

This also includes ht's.

I always like the sensitivity and selectivity of an ICOM over most
radios.


73 De Anthony w2ajv
[log in to unmask]

On 30 Aug 2005, at 21:57, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> Are you planning to operate FM only, or do you foresee using SSB
> and/or CW
> as well?
>
> If you are going for multi-mode, you might just as well get HF.
> The only
> thing out on the market right now for 2 meter/70 cm multi-mode is
> the Icom
> IC910H, and it is so pricy that you could buy almost two Icom IC706
> MkIIG
> radios for one of those.
>
> If you are looking for FM only, then there is a lot of stuff out
> there with
> audible displays.  The one I am most familiar with is the Kenwood
> TMG707A
> (I almost bought one of those).  I am pretty sure that there is at
> least
> one other Kenwood radio that has a speech board and is a FM only
> radio, and
> I think there is an Icom transceiver as well, but I haven't kept up
> with
> Icom's line because I frankly like the way Kenwood handles
> accessibility a
> lot more.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> .
>
>
>
> At 12:19 PM 8/30/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>>
>> ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5AD5D.23D19A30
>> Content-Type: text/plain;
>>         charset="US-ASCII"
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>>
>> Does any body know of a VHF/UHF rig besides the IC-706 with a
>> voice synth?
>> I don't operate on HF, so I don't feel like paying $500 more than
>> I have to
>> for HF just for the synth.
>>
>> 73
>> W5NTM
>> Alan Mattison
>>
>>
>> ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5AD5D.23D19A30
>> Content-Type: text/html;
>>         charset="US-ASCII"
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>>
>> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
>>
>> Does any body know of a VHF/UHF rig = besides the IC-706 with a voice
>> synth?  I don't operate on HF, so I = don't feel like paying $500
>> more
>> than I have to for HF just for the = synth.
>>
>> 73
>> W5NTM
>> Alan Mattison
>> ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5AD5D.23D19A30--
>>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
>

ATOM RSS1 RSS2