Hi.
No, I don't change power or mike gain very often, but I would like a much
easier way to set PL tones, and that is something serious enough to make me
walk away from that radio. It is just a a pain in my seat cushion to set
it on that radio, and it is easy on both of my Kenwoods, so why would I
heap any praise on Icom for that design?
I realize that they were trying to keep the button count down, but they
missed the boat on the menu design. They could have made some of the menus
like the one where you set PL tones a lot more accessible if they had used
the memory knob to cycle through the settings rather than the VFO
knob. Even the band UP/DOWN buttons would have been a better idea. Or if
they had written a nice control program like Kenwood did, it might have
even been a livable situation for the house. I suppose I could have just
stuffed the memories full of every repeater in the area when I needed to
take the radio on the go, but setting up the PLs was such a pain that
changing radios was the path of least resistance.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 10:32 AM 10/23/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>you adjust power and mic gain that often? I set it once and forget it as
>does almost everyone I know. Especially mobile. The 706 is actually easy to
>use if you take the time to learn it, even the power and stuff if you can
>listen for the long beep. My 706 stays at 80 watts, because they get a
>little dirty after that point as do all the small radios so you can actually
>get more out of 80 watts than 100.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:16 AM
>Subject: Re: ic7000
>
>
> > Lou,
> >
> > I don't want to bash Icom because I think they make some great radios, but
> > from what I've seen, the menus in the 706 aren't very friendly to anyone,
> > blind or sighted. Who in their right mind would make you go into a menu
> > just to adjust power level or Mic gain? Clearly, this radio wasn't
> > designed
> > by anyone who understands the needs of a radio operator. This is a mobile
> > radio, and the last thing you need while driving is to be trying to pick
> > your way through complicated menus. It's an accident waiting to happen.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 21:12
> > Subject: Re: ic7000
> >
> >
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> I just don't like the way that Icom does menus period. I've never found
> >> the Icom IC706 Mk IIg to be that blind friendly. That is why I have a
> >> TS2000S now. Unless Icom changes their design pretty dramatically, it's
> >> pretty unlikely that they will sell me another radio.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 08:04 AM 10/22/2007 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>Hi John;
> >>>
> >>>As long as you can remember where your menus are set you'll be <<>fine.
> >>>
> >>>I had a 7000 and it drove me up a wall.
> >>>
> >>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
> >>>[log in to unmask]
> >>>ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:49 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: ic7000
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > The speech board is made in to it. I didn't play with it for
> >>> > accessibility,
> >>> > but did play with one at HRO a couple years ago and for what it is,
> >>> > it's
> >>> > pretty impressive compared to the 706. If I didn't have the 706
> >>> > already
> >>> > I'd
> >>> > probably get 1 of those for my go kit but I have the 706 and hardly
> >>> > use
> >>> > it
> >>> > other than a few times a year so it's not worth while replacing it
> >>> > now.
> >>> > Especially now that we officially can't afford to go away in the
> >>> > summer
> >>> > anymore which is where it got the most use.
> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:31 PM
> >>> > Subject: ic7000
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >> Speaking of the ic7000, is there a speech board and I wonder how
> >>> >> usable
> >>> >> it
> >>> >> is? Has anyone had the chance to try one?
> >>> >> Richard
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >>
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