Michael,

I cannot.  I am about 260 miles west on the NC TN border.

Thank you, Kent


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TS-590S menus

can you reach any of the raleigh area repeaters? I  don=92t know enough = of
the geography to know where eyou are in relation to me.

On Jan 23, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Kent Plemmons <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi List,=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> I'm just learning about my TS590 and am having difficulty learning how 
>=
to
> activate menus and selections within the TS590 menu system. =20
>=20
> I know how to activate the menu with the menu key and I know how to =
select
> menu A or B.=20
>=20
> When I press the menu button it says "menu 004". =20
>=20
> I can rotate the multi-channel control forward or backwards but it =
moves not
> to the next sequential menu number but it jumps forward or backward by 
> =
about
> 10.  I haven't found a way to move forward or backward sequentially by 
> =
just
> 1 menu item within the menus other than by using the up/down buttons =
on the
> mike.  When I use the mike buttons I can move forward or backward by a 
> single menu item and the VGS1 says 5,6,7 etc. telling me which menu I 
> =
am on.
> I can also move forward or backward within the menus by pressing the =
Q-M.IN
> or the Q-MR buttons to move forward or backward but not 
> sequentially.=20=

>=20
> Once I do find the menu item that I want such as menu 006 I don't know 
>=
how
> to activate it so that I can hear the selections available for the  
>particular menu. =20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> I have read that the descriptions of the available items within each =
menu is
> displayed on the sub-menu but I haven't learned how to hear that.  =
Does the
> VGS1 speak this information as I scroll through the selections and if 
> =
it
> does, how do I make this happen?
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Thank you all for your assistance!
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Kent Plemmons
>=20
> Clyde NC KK4FFF
>=20
> Kent at reading products dot com
>=20
>=20