Yep, we are a small market, but Kenwood has gone the extra mile and made 
their radios very accessible for years, and they keep improving.  I 
personally prefer knobs and switches, but to each his own.  I don't 
think small market makes much differnece, again look at Kenwood.  Yaesu 
just doesn't care.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 8 Feb 2016, Jim Shaffer wrote:

> If I decide to support a Yaesu, it will be to give blind hams access to a
> different line of rigs they haven't had access to before.  Like it or not,
> we're a small share of the market, and considering our average purchasing
> power, an even smaller segment than the raw numbers indicate.
>
> That's why I support the Flex rigs, in addition to the fact that I wanted
> one.  In fact, after using the Flex for a while now, it has become my
> preferred rig.  I can control it from the computer, and don't have to reach
> up to turn nobs and flip switches.  I never thought I'd make such a
> statement, but there you go.
>
> I'm making some improvements to JJRadio with that in mind.  For example,
> currently the logging window takes over the program, and you can't control
> the rig while logging.  That needs to change.  The logging window will be
> separate from the control window, and you'll be able to control the rig with
> the logging window up.
> --
> Jim, KE5AL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Malmgren
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 9:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: future rigs supported by JJ Radio
>
> Jim, if I could do what your doing which is wonderful, I would not waste one
> minute on Yaesu rigs, they don't give a dam about the blind and never will
> but to each his own.  73
>
>
>
> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Shaffer
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 8:10 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: future rigs supported by JJ Radio
>
> Michael, thanks.  My sense is to wait for things at Ten-Tec to settle down a
> bit.  It appears they're going to continue, and I've been impressed with
> their willingness to help us, but with the company up in the air, and very
> few blind folks with Ten-Tecs, I think I'll hold off where they're
> concerned.
>
> My sense is to go with an Icom rig.  A friend locally has an IC9100 he'd
> like me to support.  That's Icoms TS-2000, covering the HF bands plus 2
> meters and 440.  Yaesu is a distinct possibility too, especially sense they
> don't have speech supported in their rigs.
> --
> Jim, KE5AL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Ryan
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> Hi Jim:
> Well your probably gonna guess where I'd like to see your software go with
> regards to future supported rigs. LOL As for TT, have you been told when you
> might receive 1 and what model?
> I suspect that TT won't be releaszing anything until possible the winter of
> 2017 as Dishtronics is currently focused on probably the new amp and
> relateds. To be objective, maybe you should look at the affordable side of
> things as a basis. Icom vs Yaesu, IC-7100 VS the FT-991 etc. Which rig
> vender has a more of a following for the blind, after Kenwood, keeping
> affordability in mind, which I would think would be Icom. I know Elecraft
> has a following but I'm not likely to spend upwards of 3500CDN on a 10W QRP
> rig, let alone 5000 for the K-3S but that's just me. I'm thinking of a new
> rig in the next 2 or 3 years and I'm a Yaesu guy so likely will be an FT-991
> with the N4PY software or yours if you go Yaesu.
> Just my thoughts.
>
> 73:
> Mike DE VO1AX
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> <p dir="ltr">Hi Jim: <br>
> Well your probably gonna guess where I'd like to see your software go with
> regards to future supported rigs. LOL As for TT, have you been told when you
> might receive 1 and what model? <br>
> I suspect that TT won't be releaszing anything until possible the winter of
> 2017 as Dishtronics is currently focused on probably the new amp and
> relateds. To be objective, maybe you should look at the affordable side of
> things as a basis. Icom vs Yaesu, IC-7100 VS the FT-991 etc. Which rig
> vender has a more of a following for the blind, after Kenwood, keeping
> affordability in mind, which I would think would be Icom. I know Elecraft
> has a following but I'm not likely to spend upwards of 3500CDN on a 10W QRP
> rig, let alone 5000 for the K-3S but that's just me. I'm thinking of a new
> rig in the next 2 or 3 years and I'm a Yaesu guy so likely will be an FT-991
> with the N4PY software or yours if you go Yaesu. <br>
> Just my thoughts. </p>
> <p dir="ltr">73: <br>
> Mike DE VO1AX</p>
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