This is incorrect. All of them can be programmed from the keypad, it's just that most sighted folks don't bother. 

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> On May 29, 2015, at 2:14 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Just to clarify, ARe the Wouxon radios programmable from the keypad?  I 
> thought that was what a previous poster stated.  Re Reason I ask is I've 
> never talked to anyone who had one that would let you do that, all 
> require a computer.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 29 May 2015, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
> 
>> Check with the Main Trading Company to see what special deals they have on
>> Wouxun radios. They often have some pretty good prices on them
>> 
>> Ron, K8HSY
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 5:53 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Accessible Hand Helds
>> 
>> Sarah,
>> 
>> I am partial to the Wouxun models.
>> 
>> I have owned one of the original models since 2010, and it has seen a bunch
>> of use, almost daily.
>> 
>> Most of them are in the $100 to $140 range, and can be bought at almost any
>> ham equipment dealer, especially the traditional ones such as HRO, AES, and
>> Universal Radio.
>> 
>> They cost more than the Beofengs,  but in my opinion at least, they are much
>> better radios. Plus, they are much easier to program from the keypad itself.
>> 
>> The voice feedback is similar to what you have with the beofeng, but you do
>> not get that feedback for the PL tones.
>> 
>> There is a work around for that, which is explained in the documentation
>> that was developed by Buddy Brannon and others for the early Wouxun model.
>> 
>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>> 
>>