Hello Butch.  After talking to you about the 990, you have pretty well
convinced me to buy one.  I still want to wait a few more months in hopes
that some of the initial bugs will be addressed.  I will talk to NC0B about
any published fixes as he performs his evaluation of the radio for his
standard lab test suite.  Rob and Ken Long are fountains of information on
all recent rigs, as well as some older ones too.

73



Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 7:36 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-990

Yep, it is quite a radio.  I'm still learning mine.  Talks very well 
though.  BTW, if you want a numbered listing of the assignable 
functions, I can send you one.  When you go into the menu to assign 
them, all it speaks are numbers, although the screen tells you what it 
is.  The manual lists these, but didn't number them.  I added numbers, 
so I can tell what number does what.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Thu, 4 Jul 2013, Kelvin Marsh 
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Kenwood UK brought me a TS-990 to evaluate yesterday, for the Active
> Elements site.  Looks to be full of front panel controls, and as you would
> expect, a complicated radio.
>
> My first impressions are that it is not just a larger version of the
TS-590,
> in terms of accessibility.  In fact, the voice prompts are quite
different.
>
>
> I think I will be busy for a few days!!
>
> 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
>
>