Hi,

I have an ic-821.

It does have a voice option, not sure which board it takes but could 
have a look if you are interested.

The speech only provides frequency and memory channel numbers.  None 
of the menues or pl tones are spoken.

The kenwood ts-790 would be a good alternative.

Also, there is no keypad entry with the ic-821.  It can be a bit of a 
pain as on ssb, you need to keep turning the dial and pressing the 
speech button until you land in the right place.

Hth

On 3 Mar 2006 at 22:57, Gary Lee wrote:

> Wondering about the accessibility of the following rigs?
> 
> icom 756 pro
> icom ic-38 (220 mobile)
> icom 271a
> icom 821
> yaesu ft-726r
> 
> May have a chance at one or more of these at a fair price.
> What are your experiences with any of these?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
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