If that is the IC2AT, with a small modification, it is quite accessible, 
but the one short coming is that it doesn't have PL.  If there is one tone 
that is predominant in her area, it is a pretty simple matter to obtain one 
of the Communications Specialists PL encoders and mount it inside the 
IC-2AT, so that it is always on.

The '2AT uses three thumbwheels to set the MHz digit, the 100 kHz digit, 
and the 10 kHz digit.  A 2 position switch next to the right hand 
thumbwheel selects between 0 and 5 kHz.  Modifying the radio involves 
filing a notch out of the thumbwheel on each of the 0 digits so that the 
blind user has a reference point.  After that, it is just a matter of 
counting the clicks.

I have such a radio that I've been trying to sell locally for $20, but mine 
needs a little TLC.  The contacts on the thumbwheels have become oxidized 
from non-use and it needs to be dissassembled and cleaned before it would 
be ready to put back into service.

One benefit to the Icom IC2AT is that it is very frugile on battery 
consumption--using just 550 mA on high power.  I like using this radio for 
public service events because the batteries outlast most other HTs.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 11:38 AM 9/25/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey all,
>A local ham here in town who is now a silent key, had an Icom AC2AT in his
>radio equipment, and I'm wondering how accessible of a radio that would be
>to us?  Just trying to help Holly Alonzo who is now on this list to get some
>sort of  radio, and it's always good to have more than one ht
>  73 de Dan VA3ETS

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