Another radio worth considering is the Kenwood 570, it is fairly accessible 
with the addition of the voice module.  This radio is all modes and covers 
from below the A M broadcast band up through 54 MHz continuously.  I haven't 
looked lately but you could probably find the 570 for $500 to $600, however, 
this is just a wild guess.

Hope this helps.

Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers


>A couple choices, the icom 718 has speech that reads frequency,not sure
> what they're going for these days.  The next choices would be a kenwood
> 480 or perhaps the 590 which is now at around $1250 which is a real buy
> on that quality of a radio.  Synthesizer board is extra.  Neither of the
> above go beyond six meters if that matters, in fact, the 718 only goes
> to 30 meg as I recall, but a nic e radio for its cost, around $750 I
> think.  It does not have an internal tuner, which the 480 and 590 do.
> HTH.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014, Joe Quinn wrote:
>
>> Is there any information on any accessible HF radio's with speech output? 
>> An=
>> d if so, are they all as expensive as the  Kenwood ts2000?  I want to be 
>> abl=
>> e to turn into the seven MHz things and WWB and things of that nature, 
>> but a=
>> ll I have is an ht of the wouxung variety. And that's not going to be 
>> able t=
>> o let me Tune In to Morse code and things. Thanks!
>> Joe Quinn kd0ess=
>>
>> 


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