Hi Mike;
The vgs1 gives you speech or beep feedback for almost everything.  
My only issue with the radio is the size of the controls being 
rather small and more importantly the square microphone connector 
is not on the head but on the radio itself.  If you are a 
handiham member there is a good series of audio files that you 
can download that tells you most of the basic info concerning the 
radio.
o richard
sent from my braille note

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From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]
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Date sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 13:14:10 -0230
Subject: Kenwood TS-480SAT questions

Hi all:

I'm researching a possible remote station again and it looks like 
that the best affordable root would be to go with a setup  that 
has a separation kit which could be used with the remote rig 
product.
It looks like the best option out there right now, as a new 
purchase, would be the TS-480.  This future remote isn't going to 
happen over night but possibly in a few months.  I got a couple 
of questions on the 480 remote head.
Are all controls on the head? What is the mic jack, 8 pin round 
or modular? Does anyone have a control list? I could download the 
manual but I'd have to read allot of info and I'd more or less 
just want a quick overview of the controls.
How much voice accessibility do you get with the VGS-1?

TNX and 73:
Mike VO1AX