I agree with Butch.
The Kenwood THF6A is an excelent radio!
73 Jim--WA5VYL
-----Original Message-----
From: Butch Bussen
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: in search for a new radio
Probably out of your budjet, but I still think the Kenwood th-f6 is a
good radio. It is expensive when compared to the chineese ones, but
much better built in my opinion. It doesn't talk, but easy to program
and the free kenwood software talks well, that is for windows, don't
know about mac.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Fri, 29 May 2015, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
> I'm very familiar with the rt systems. I know someone who uses the =
> software I think on their yesu, and I know someone, my x in fact, who =
> can get around his yesu with out an issue, but he used the model of =
> radio through the series for probably maybe 6 years.
>
> I love the voice on the kenwoods but I'm not buying a base unit, and the =
> hand helds don't talk. Plus I am in a budget here. Lol! I really =
> appreciate the graduation gift, if I can find something that can work =
> for me and be better and won't crap out on me after 2 years. And I =
> hardly used the thing.
>
> Anyway it's off to try sleep again. hope all of this jumbled mess makes =
> sence.
>
> Take care and 73.
>> On May 28, 2015, at 11:59 PM, Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>> well,
>> there aren't that many accessible radios (especially those that can be =
> =3D
>> programmed by keyboard by the blind). A Bao-feng or one of the other =3D=
>
>> chinese makes and the RT-systems package (accessible using windows and =
> =3D
>> NVDA) only costs about $50 and includes the cable. no fancy drivers to =
> =3D
>> have to install or software incompatibilities to worry about (or lack =
> of =3D
>> accessibility like you find with Chirp). I still have the 2 Bao-Feng =3D=
>
>> handhelds that I have had for 3 years and they still work as designed. =
> =3D
>> Sometimes, depending on the day that lot was made, you might get a =3D
>> really good radio, or a really bad one. Anyway, good luck on the new =3D=
>
>> radio, whatever it might be.
>> =20
>> -Eric (n7zzt)
>> =20
>> On May 28, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
>> =20
>>> I love my baofeng how ever the receiver on it is crapping out to the =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> point where simplex is starting to sound like someone is frying food. =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> MMMMM! Lol! Ok, so I was talking to my mom and she said that she =3D
>> would, =3D3D
>>> if the price were slightly higher then $100 get me a new radio that =
> is =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> easy for me to use and is better then my baofeng. I'll still keep =
> mine =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> around just in case someone needs to borrow it what not.
>>> =3D20
>>> but I want to be able to program channels, use the mac to program =3D3D=
>
>>> multiple channels in it and the radio be accessible to use for a =
> blind =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> person. It does not need to have voice, but I need a way to navigate =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> the menus, enter in frequencies, set different settings correctly, =3D
>> etc.
>>> =3D20
>>> Can anyone offer up any suggestions? I love the sound of the yesu =3D
>> FT-60 =3D3D
>>> radio, but they are very heavy for my wrists for prolonged times. =
> Plus =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> the key button is hard for me to press at times due to my arthritis. =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> Yeah I'm falling apart. Lol!
>>> =3D20
>>> All of you take care and 73.=3D3D
>
>
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