I think I would find one useful, especially if I had an old rig. I wonder if there are any duo band mobile rigs that are compatible with the QSYer, but I suspect that the ones with computer control ports are very few and far between. So far the only pore I know of are for programing, not control.  i could dnot even understand the reply in this message, and I am getting very saddened and disheartened by the lack of spelling and grammar. i am not perfect, butususlaly one can understand my messages unless I type way too fast.
73 kb7nla
On Mar 26, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Ron Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I agree with Danny. The millennium Qsy'r is  great and has made my Ic-703+ =E2=
> =80=B2a good rig by itself=E2=80=B2 inffa very good, very accessi radio.
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> 73 Ron  Miller
> N6MSA
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> Ron Miller
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>> On Mar 26, 2014, at 7:37 PM, "Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny" <[log in to unmask]> wro=
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>> It's a sixteen key keypad mounted in a small project box, which is powered=
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>> either by a 9volt battery, or by the power inside the rig, which allows fo=
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>> direct frequency entry, cw read out of frequency, and mode, and on some ri=
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>> other things, which attatches to many rigs via their computer port.  The=20=
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>> current and most commonly used one is the millenium qsyer, made and=20
>> distributed by John Hansen, W2fs, at his website, <coastalchips.com>  /whe=
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>> manuals, instructions, etc, plus contact info and instructions for orderin=
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>> are plainly shown.  You'll also find some info, if memory serves, on the=20=
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>> <icanmakethisthingwork.com> site.
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>> The units sell for $95Built and shipped, and for less in kit form.  If=20
>> you're actually blind, and this is your first purchase of one from him, he=
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>> sells them for $50.  You can use one key pad with several different Icom,=20=
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>> Kenwood, and Yaesu rigs, using different baud rates and rig identifyers as=
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>> you switch the unit between rigs.  John Hansen, is quite a fine fellow, wi=
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>> a real concern for blind, and other operaters.  The units are not only han=
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>> for blind folks, but as direct entry and frequency read out devices for=20=
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>> folks operating mobile or portable who don't want to have to look at their=
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>> displays.  I've had and used several, and currently have one which is=20
>> invaluable for use with my Yaesu FT-817, which, although not a truly blind=
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>> accessible rig, nonetheless, with this device can be made to be a very=20
>> desirable somewhat blind accessible portable qrp rig.  (I know, some folks=
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>> hate Yaesu, and they should and could make their devices more blind useabl=
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>> but they make pretty good gear despite its' rightly perceived lack of blin=
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>> accessibility;  *************************I M H O!!! And I've been wrong=20=
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>> plenty of times before!!!  HTH, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.=20