Well I am not familiar with that unit.  But is is used right?  Buyer beware 
is my motto on used items.  I bought a Kenwood T M 71 A for my first unit. 
Used a cell/cigarette adptaer for the power supply and could only transmitt 
on mid power for a number of months.  I later bought a car battery to use on 
the high power, but a real power supply would be cheaper.  Anyway it had a 
speech chip available is why I choose it.  I think you have a awfully lot to 
memorize and it was nice for the frequency to be read to me.  A 2 meter rig 
only would be less money if you can get speech with it.
Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Nolden." <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 2:09 PM
Subject: . New Kid here; I'm learning.


>        Hello Everyone,
>
>    I'm new to the list, although I've been studying the lessons for the =
> Technicians license for a bit.
>
>    With a small remains of vision, I have a GDF Golden guide canine =
> named JJ.  My S-O, Princess Linda Knight is also here on this list.
>
>    I'll ask a question  that Princess asked, that seems to have gotten =
> no response.
>
>    A secuirty guy here where we live knows we are getting into HAM, and =
> has a Transceiver for sale, a hand-held ALINCO VHF FM DJ-196.
>
>    It has two oval buttons over a square  of 16 smaller buttons on the =
> face.  .  There is a print instruction book, and a charger.
>
>    One would have to memorize what each button is, and what it does, =
> and in conjunction with which other button or buttons.  The unit has a =
> telescoping antenna.
>
>    Of course there's no way the Princess or I could read the screen.=20
>
>    Any comments?
>
>        Art and GDF Golden guide canine JJ.
>            west central Flor'da.