The IC-718 has a keypad on the front though so it's not needed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Hf rigs
> Butch, I use a qsyer on my 706 mark II g.
> It does as you say work well.
>
>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hf rigs
>
> There is also the qsyer keyboard which works well with the icom.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Sat,
> 27 Aug 2011, Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny wrote:
>
>> I've never used the FT450, but have and do successfully use the ft-817ND,
>> and have used the ft70G, and the FT817/earlier model, also have
> successfully
>> used the VX150, vx1, vx2, and ft470/I think that last number's right,
> anyway
>> it was an older 2M and 70CM HT
>> .
>> I'm not sure how accessible the ft450 is, but the IC-718 with the UT102
>> Voice chip is pretty accessible, although the speech chip will only give
> you
>> frequency, mode, and S-meter reading. If you plan to control the rig
>> from
>> your computer, probably the 450 and the 718 would be pretty comparable
> using
>> the ham radio deluxe software, although as I say, I've never used the
> ft450,
>> but have heard good things about it, and believe there are folks on the
>> different blind ham lists who have and use it. There are also a number
>> of
>> folks on those lists who are against Yaesu completely, and that company
> has
>> some _Non accessibility for blind folks issues, but they also make some
>> radios, IE, EG, the ft817, that noone else has equaled. HTH, Danny Dyer,
>> Wb4idu.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 3:31 PM
>> Subject: Hf rigs
>>
>>
>>> Comments on the yaesu ft450d
>>> It's between that and the Icom ic718
>>> The kemwoods are expemsibe for me right now.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> KD5FAM
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
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