That sounds like the UV-B5 or UV-B6. My understanding is that setting CTCSS tones is not terribly accessible.
I’m currently playing with a Puxing PX-UV973, which is pretty accessible. I still have to write up an eyes-free guide for it, but I haven’t had a bunch of time. It also speaks the menus, most of them anyway, as you step through. CTCSS tones are able to be set directly, as are, I think, DCS tones, but determining which kind of tone is being set is a bit tricky and requires some workaround. Same with whether you’re on VFO A or B, because it has true dual receive and cross band repeat.
On Dec 25, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have a friend who just got one of the new baofeng handhelds. His =
> version has a com pander, which is interesting. One mic feature it has, =
> is when you are in menu mode you can step through the menus and it =
> reads the menus as you step through them, so you don=92t necessarily =
> have to know the menu number to find a setting. This is the unit with =
> the more traditional keyboard layout. i will find out which model it is =
> next time I talk t him, but int he meantime, is there a list of which =
> baofeng radios are and ar enot truly accessible? I have a uv5r, and =
> accessibility is awesome for that one, and i am considering getting =
> another one in the near future, so am at the point to choose which one I =
> might want, the 220 version, or the model he has.
>
> 73 and have a wonderful Christmas
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