I would like to think most icoms aren't as hard to manage as the 706 and 
with some practice, and the speech it does have, that's a very manageable 
radio, at least for me. Maybe when I actually have the money to replace my 
HF radio I might look at the 746 or 756pro III or what ever's out at that 
time since I did like those radios when I played with them but the TS-2000 
is, for now, my number 1 choice by far. It's getting high time for me to 
replace the 570 though, if for no other reason, just to get something 
different to sit in front of every day.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: thinking of changing rigs


> Lou,
>
> I've always thought Icoms were way ahead of Kenwoods in the
> sensitivity and noise department, but their lack of speech feedback
> makes them difficult for us to use.  That was less of an issue when
> there were more controls on the front panel, but today everything is
> buried in menus and it makes operation tough for us.  It's just so
> nice to be able to access everything, and that's why I bought my 480.
>
> Steve
>