Hi Michael,

I agree the FT-450 can be used, but I want to control NR, compression,
filtering, band shape, attenuation, pre amp, AGC, noise blanker, split,
power, VOX, and the notch in real time and potentially on each QSO.
Probably because I'm a DXer and work on the absolute edge, but also when I
run national nets.  Whenever I've heard a FT-450 the audio is excellent, and
as far as I know the performance is not in question, but adding a voice does
not, in my opinion, necessarily make a rig accessible.  

I should also say that whenever I run a Net, the FT-450 owners can struggle
to find the round frequency.  If you use a PC with your radio, well, that's
different and levels the playing field <smile>.  

So I'm not considered a Yaesu basher, I found the FT-2000 to be very usable,
if it had a built in voice chip it would be excellent.  As it is, I needed a
PC to tell me the frequency.

BTW, I don't think we can expect solo hobbyists to provide support for all
radios, as in the case of QSYER and HamPod.  It's a bit like expecting
Active Elements to hold accessibility reviews on all radios.  Ideally and
practically tend to only meet occasionally <smile>!.


Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID

Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities

www.active-elements.org

For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: 24 May 2013 13:03
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FT-450

I disagree:=20

I couldn't see well enough to see the display, I had no problems using mine
i=
n both a remote and local setup, even driving a Heathkit SB-220 HF amp.=20
I did require a little sited assistance to make the menu adjustments,
includ=
ing set/dial feature, which permits the toggling of the selector knob to
acc=
ess the power adjustment, other than that the menu was set and forget.
Yaesu=
 has to take allot of crap for non-accessibility but I think 50 percent
shou=
ld go to the 3rd party software and hardware venders as well. Take the
maker=
 of the QSer and the ham pod. Yaesu's command code reference manuals are
ava=
ilable, yet they don't bother.=20

73:=20
Michael DE VO1AX=20


Sent from my iPhone=



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