Hi Shaun.

It sounds to me like the Kenwood TS480S is probably the best out there for 
accessibility, but from what I know of the Icom IC718, I think it is 
manageable, if you get the UT102 speech board.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 05:39 PM 2/18/2008 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi ladies and gents, would it be at all possible to get a general
>overview from you all of what you think is the most blind friendly radio
>and why? my budget might just stretch far enough to get me an icom
>IC718, however, I ain't gonna go into this blindly as it were. I realise
>there's plenty of reviews already but, I want to hear from those in
>particular that have been around when things were just that much harder.
>thanks in advance.
>shaun
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