well,  thanks for the suggestion but I got stuck with the family vacation 
bill so it would be probably lat fall before I can afford an HF radio and I 
should put money in the house too so it might be winter other wise I'd have 
got in touch with you when you first listed it. Seems like every time I make 
progress I get kicked back, my T90A broke the other day,  as I was making 
good headway on the credit card bills and that's not going to be cheap to 
fix and I don't know what next but I appreciate the thought. I'm hoping to 
be ready in the fall or early winter, I was ready a year ago but then got my 
go kit equipment and ever since it's been 1 thing after another.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: thinking of changing rigs


> Hi John;
>
> I'll be selling my TS2000.
>
> It has the VS3 speech chip and the triplexer as well.
>
> I'll even leave it connected and I'll leave all my settings so that you'll
> get a hands on idea of how it works.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] thinking of changing rigs
>
>
>>I would like to think most icoms aren't as hard to manage as the 706 and
>>with some practice, and the speech it does have, that's a very manageable
>>radio, at least for me. Maybe when I actually have the money to replace my
>>HF radio I might look at the 746 or 756pro III or what ever's out at that
>>time since I did like those radios when I played with them but the TS-2000
>>is, for now, my number 1 choice by far. It's getting high time for me to
>>replace the 570 though, if for no other reason, just to get something
>>different to sit in front of every day.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: thinking of changing rigs
>>
>>
>>> Lou,
>>>
>>> I've always thought Icoms were way ahead of Kenwoods in the
>>> sensitivity and noise department, but their lack of speech feedback
>>> makes them difficult for us to use.  That was less of an issue when
>>> there were more controls on the front panel, but today everything is
>>> buried in menus and it makes operation tough for us.  It's just so
>>> nice to be able to access everything, and that's why I bought my 480.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>>
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