John:
That sounds basically like what I did.
It's just too bad the 706 and 718 aren't more accessible.
They are great little rigs.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: icom IC-718
> Same with my 706, the menus don't talk, but actually, I got the menu lists
> and did manage to set most of it up myself and got sighted help to make
> sure
> it was right but that was 4 or 5 years ago already. I have never gone in
> that menu since.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:24 PM
> Subject: Re: icom IC-718
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> I agree with you here, but I think Shaun is talking about when you set
>> things up in the initial set menu. I never played with locking out
>> modes,
>> but I don't think any of the settings in the initial set menu talk as you
>> adjust them by turning the tuning knob.
>>
>> That's why I had to get initial sighted assistance, but once that was
>> done,
>> I was pretty well set.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: icom IC-718
>>
>>
>>> Most icom radios will read the mode right out of the box as well as
>>> frequency and S meter. I don't know on that one but most will.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:06 AM
>>> Subject: Re: icom IC-718
>>>
>>>
>>>> Shaun:
>>>>
>>>> I don't think the UT102 will read the modes out as you select them with
>>>> the
>>>> tuning dial in the initial set menu.
>>>>
>>>> When I first got my IC718, I was fortunate enough to have sighted
>>>> assistance
>>>> to help with the initial set-up, to be sure that I had things the way I
>>>> needed them.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have my 718 any more, so can't doublecheck the mode readout in
>>>> initial set-up for you, but I think I'm right.
>>>>
>>>> A couple of more thoughts here:
>>>>
>>>> Despite some deficiencies in overall blind accessibility, the Ic718 is
>>>> sure
>>>> a great little rig. ... I had and used one for about six years, until I
>>>> sold
>>>> it to get enough money for one of my TS480's. I always got very good
>>>> audio
>>>> and signal reports. It is really an amazing little radio, especially
>>>> given
>>>> the price.
>>>>
>>>> When you get your 718, please e-mail me privately, and I'll send you
>>>> all
>>>> the
>>>> documentation I have on the rig. I kept the files, since I thought
>>>> they
>>>> might be of help to someone else on down the line.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck, and keep me posted.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:09 PM
>>>> Subject: icom IC-718
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all, I'm a month or two off purchasing an Icom IC-718.
>>>>> I'll direct this question at tom as he seems to know enough about the
>>>>> 718 at this juncture.
>>>>> what I'd like to know is,
>>>>> if you're in the initial set menu, and you want to set something up
>>>>> say,
>>>>> the mode select function to lock out modes you're not legally allowed
>>>>> to
>>>>> operate, do you get any indication at all, whether it be via beep, or
>>>>> output from the ut-102 as to the mode you're on before you lock it out
>>>>> with the tuning dial?
>>>>> I plan on locking out the RTTY modes and using USB, LSB, AM, and both
>>>>> cw
>>>>> modes.
>>>>> I don't want to have to cycle through them all if I don't have to.
>>>>> thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Shaun,
>>>>> vk2fese,
>>>>> web sites:
>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>>
>>>
>
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