The TMG707A will cover the 200MHz band, which is not available here in the U.K. 73 de Dave G3YXX In message <[log in to unmask]>, Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]> writes >Hi Gary. > >Thanks. > >I found a used TS-790A at AES, and they still had a couple of the VS-2 >boards, so I ordered it and had them install the voice board. > >This will get me back on everything except 220 MHz, which is going to be >rough. There wasn't much around that had voice on 220 MHz unless I can >stumble across an Icom IC-375A with the voice board already in it. I'm >probably going to be better off to try to put a transverter on my HF rig, >and keep my eyes peeled for a Midland 13-509 for the FM part of the >band. There aren't that many 220 repeaters in Rochester, NY that I >couldn't make a crystal rig work. > >73, and thanks. > >Lou K2LKK > >At 04:56 PM 5/14/01 -0500, you wrote: >>The ts 790 should take a vs-2, but the 811 I believe will have to have a >>vs-1. the vs-1 can still be found but is much harder to find. >>Gary Jackson KK5GE >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 4:54 PM >>Subject: Looking for used UHF all-mode gear >> >> >>Hi all. >> >>I am trying to locate a used UHF all-mode rig that will either accept a >>currently available speech board like the Kenwood VS-2 board, or a radio >>that already has a speech board. The problem that I am having is figuring >>out which radios will adapt and whether the boards can still be gotten. I >>know of a couple of sources of the Kenwood VS-2 board. Does anyone know if >>the Kenwood TS-790 or the TS-811A took speech boards? >> >>Thanks. >> >>73, de Lou K2LKK >> >> >>Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S. K2LKK >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >>Work e-mail: [log in to unmask] >>Work Tel. (716) 697-5753 (New number effective 5/7/01) > >Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S. K2LKK >e-mail: [log in to unmask] >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask] >Work Tel. (716) 697-5753 (New number effective 5/7/01) -- David