Agreed. The Puxing PX-UV973 has the same feature.
On Dec 25, 2013, at 1:11 PM, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That's too bad Buddy, because, in my oppinion at least, one of the best
> things about the UV5R is the ability to direct enter pL tones without having
> to refer to a chart.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 12:00 PM
> Subject: Re: the new baofeng radios
>
>
>> That sounds like the UV-B5 or UV-B6. My understanding is that setting =
>> CTCSS tones is not terribly accessible.
>>
>> I=92m 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=92t 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=92re =
>> on VFO A or B, because it has true dual receive and cross band repeat.=20=
>>
>> 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 =3D
>>> version has a com pander, which is interesting. One mic feature it =
>> has, =3D
>>> is when you are in menu mode you can step through the menus and it =3D
>>> reads the menus as you step through them, so you don=3D92t necessarily =
>> =3D
>>> have to know the menu number to find a setting. This is the unit with =
>> =3D
>>> the more traditional keyboard layout. i will find out which model it =
>> is =3D
>>> next time I talk t him, but int he meantime, is there a list of which =
>> =3D
>>> baofeng radios are and ar enot truly accessible? I have a uv5r, and =3D
>>> accessibility is awesome for that one, and i am considering getting =3D
>>> another one in the near future, so am at the point to choose which one =
>> I =3D
>>> might want, the 220 version, or the model he has.
>>> =20
>>> 73 and have a wonderful Christmas
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