Hi.

This thread is tempting me to download Ham Radio Deluxe and experiment with 
control on the TS2000S.  I tried to look at this once before, but the low 
end Pentium Windows 98 laptop that I was using at the time didn't seem to 
have enough muscle to run it--whenever I would try, I would freeze the machine.

Anyway, now that I have a dual core processor running Windows XP Pro with 2 
GB of RAM, maybe I should take another look at it.

One question that I would have, offhand, for the fellow who was using it 
with the IC746 (Ok, I admit that I've already lost track of who that was), 
did you have any luck loading PL tones and repeater offsets on 2 meters 
with it?  If so, that would overcome one real stumbling block that I've had 
with the Icom IC706 Mk II G, a radio that I otherwise like, but for that 
one problem.  It might actually convince me to stop posting it for sale and 
press it back into service.

Anyway, I suspect that with a little JAWS scripting, Colin's problem with 
the sliders might be able to be solved.  I believe, if I remember 
correctly, that there is a JAWS function that allows one to increment or 
decrement slider positions by specific amounts.  I don't have the Freedom 
Scientific Developers Network loaded on this machine, but if I can remember 
to do so, I'll take a look tomorrow morning when I get to work and see if I 
can find it again.

Back on the subject of the 706, the other thing that kept me from using HRD 
to control it was the lack of an interface.  I'm wondering what is out 
there that is less expensive than the Icom one which several friends have 
commented about it as being overpriced.

Any thoughts?

73, de Lou K2LKK



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