I sure can't say anything negative about the TS-2000.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: icom 7000?
> You can not read many of the functions. The only thing that the speech
> tells you is the frequency, Mode, and S metter reading. The microphone
> will
> let you enter frequency and some other things, but you will need sighted
> help to set it up. I think you might want to look at both radios if you
> can
> before getting one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Mann" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: icom 7000?
>
>
>> Hi there,
>> You mentioned that you were able to do some functions on the ic7000 mic.
>> Once you figured out the microphone buttons, how accessible does the
>> radio
>> beome? What can't you do with this radio that you'd lie to be able to
>> do?
>> On Dec 26, 2011, at 10:38 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:
>>
>>> I have an Icom 7000. I like it a lot. One thing that I like is that
>>> you
>>> can access many of the functions through the Microphone. You can
>>> directly
>>> enter a frequency, You can change modes, you can change bandwith, you
>>> can
>>> search up and down the band and you can querry the speech for frequency
>>> mode
>>> and S. meter reading. On transmit you can query the Transmit frequency.
>>> I
>>> also like the fact that all filtering and speech are built in and you
>>> don't
>>> have to buy anything extra. If menu access is what you want get the
>>> Kenwood, but if you can get a little sighted help, and you memorize some
>>> button sequences, you will do very well with the icom.essage -----
>>> From: "Justin Mann" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 8:19 PM
>>> Subject: icom 7000?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>> Has anybody ever used the ic7000 radio from icon? Realizing that it is
>>>> a
>>>> compromise with accessibility since you don't hear menus spoken like in
>>>> the Kenwood, is it worth the money, or is it better to get a ts2000?
>>>> Thanks
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