reminds me of my latest problems with a referbished compaq(off topic 
maybe) but i called and got this guy who could speak english barely, and 
he got a bit mad and interruptive when we told him we were having trouble 
finding the serial number, would have helped if he would have told us to 
look in the right place:p but until that guy leaves compaq/hp, i'm 
building my own computers from now on.  maybe its me but compaq seemed 
better at support and quality before they merged




On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Terri Pannett wrote:

> I didn't think the Radio Shack 242 was a very accessible radio because I
> want to be able to put in the PLs myself and I was able to, but not very
> easily.
>
> I bought a Kenwood TMg707a and I like the radio but I can't stand the mike.
> It's too big and clunky for my small hands to hold and I wish the touchtone
> pad was on the radio and not on the mike.  The buttons on the mike are hard
> to distinguish.
>
> To tell the truth, I like my old 7950 better, but it drifts and I don't know
> if it can be fixed or if there is somebody who speaks english that repairs
> the Kenwood radios.  The last time I called the Kenwood service department I
> got into a shouting match with some foreigner who couldn't speak english.
> Boy, that makes me mad when I call a company and the person on the phone
> can't speak english!
>
> Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
> California
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:43 AM
> Subject: Re: narrowed down my choices
>
>
> :I should say that the old radio shack 242 was very accessible. Direct entry
> : was a breeze. As long as you don't mind not being able to program the pl
> : tones for your favourite frequencies and sometimes when you ask someone to
> : help you put them in, they don't always hold in memory so you have to
> : re-enter them all over again so's the same thing occurs and you decide you
> : don't need to use those frequencies after all.
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> : To: <[log in to unmask]>
> : Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:51 AM
> : Subject: Re: narrowed down my choices
> :
> :
> : both radios don't have voice read outs so you can't tell what frequency =
> : you're on that way but the menus are good because you can count clicks =
> : off the beep and stuff at least with the 271, I have one in the mobile =
> : and it's a good accessible little radio if you can count clicks on the =
> : tuning dial. The only ones that have voice are the duel banders and the =
> : HF radios, the 2 meter only radios and hand helds don't have that =
> : feature yet.
> :  ----- Original Message -----=20
> :  From: Matt V=20
> :  To: [log in to unmask]
> :  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:47 AM
> :  Subject: narrowed down my choices
> :
> :
> :  hello,
> :  I have two choices of kenwood radio i would be getting or would like =
> : to=20
> :  get, but i went to the kenwood website and couldnt find docs on either =
> : so=20
> :  I would like to know, for each radio below, are they accessible,
> :  is it a count the click to set frequency, hoping that your on what you =
> :
> :  want, or is it output in voice and/or can you enter the frequency on =
> : the=20
> :  keypad/some other way to set things.. Ok, the two choices i have in =
> : mind=20
> :  are: th-k2at and tm-271a
> :  thanks
> :  matt
> :
> :
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