Hi Gerry,
I agree the Icom 7000 is a good radio, but it is not for the faint hearted I
feel. A little more information on the menus would be an advantage. Several
times I have unknowingly got in to a menu and not realising it, several
minutes later some how found my way out. More sited help is needed for me,
this will happen when my Amateur Friend is free. He has just finished work
so in the future should be able to get  more of a handle on the workings of
the 7000.
I can't ask the XYL, her site is as good as mine. 

Yes it is a good compact Radio, a pitty the manual is not in a text format.

73

Trevor.  VK6YJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 10:38 AM
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Subject: Re: rig recomendations

I have an Icom 7000, and I really like it.  You need to memorize a lot, and 
you need help for the setup, but it is reasonably accessible and the 
receiver is very good.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: rig recomendations


>I can't complain about the TS-2000, I love mine and have had it 4 or 5 
>years
> now I think, honestly things have been so crazy the last 2 years I don't
> know how long I've had it but it's been at least 4 years now.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:47 PM
> Subject: rig recomendations
>
>
>> Hi;
>> I am probably the worst person for recommendations but you do have to
>> ask some basic questions.  Do you want everything in one box including 2
>> meters and 440 or do you want an hf only radio?  Secondly what is the
>> story with antennas?  Back in yester year people always joked about
>> folks running a collins s line into a very poor dipole.
>> As kenwood goes the three contenders would be the ts480 hf only the
>> ts2000 all band  and the brand new ts590 which I am told is nice but
>> does not include 2 meters or 440 and is still kind of new.
>> My only complaint with the ts480 is that the buttons are a bit small and
>> with each having a dual function it can sometimes be interesting.  It
>> would be nice if you could easily increase the volume of both the speech
>> and beep tones.
>> Haven't used a ts2000 but although its it supposedly is a bit more
>> complicated everything is in one box and its been around long enough
>> that there have to be some good ones used.  Personally whatever you buy
>> looses $300 at least the minute it goes out the door and thus far
>> haven't been burned buying used.
>> I kind of liked the ts570.  It didn't have quite the receiver that some
>> of the newer radios have but it was decent and the buttons were a bit
>> larger.  It did most of what you might want at a good price.  They are
>> out of production but if you looked at sites for used radios I suspect
>> you might find some.
>>
>> Then you have the ic706.  Once again its everything in one box hf and
>> uhf and vhf.  Not quite the receiver as some others but not a bad
>> starter radio.
>> Now that you are thoroughly confused, happy shopping.
>> -- 
>> richard