Hi Jeff: 
Well you get the basic speech I mentioned in the previous email and you can 
connect up the rig to a PC for rig control and logging. You have to get 
sighted assistance if you want to play around with the EQ and general setup 
etc. As for the filtering, you press the DSP button to cycle through the 
various items, DNR, notch, contour, width and off but once you remember the 
order you shouldn't have a problem. You get as much speech as the Icoms but 
if you really want a fully accessible rig, I'd probably would look at the 
Kenwood TS-480SAT or for a few bucks more, the 590, unless your a Yaesu Guy 
like I am and prepared to except a little help from time to time and use a 
Yaesu product. Again though the FT-450 can be a setup and forget nice 
little rig. Look up the FT-450 Yahoo Group, those folks were very helpful 
and told me of the setdial trick. 
HTH and 73: Mike DE VO1AX 
 
 
 

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