Hi Harvey; I had to buy another F6A. I missed mine. Its just about the best ht made. Talk to you soon. 73 De Anthony W2AJV [log in to unmask] ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:56 AM Subject: Re: No Happiness with the VX-7R Manual >I totally agree with John Miller's assessment. I briefly had a Yaesu = > VX5-R. several years ago, and it was my least favorite rig of all the = > radios that I have had. I returned it within the time limit. I had to = > pay a restocking fee, but it was worth it to be rid of it. > > I also have a friend who got an alinko DJ-580, and I think he wishes now = > that he hadn't. I gave him my THF-6A following Katrina because he had = > his suitcase stolen while in an evacuation shelter. I eventually bought = > a used one from someone on this list which I still have, but he traded = > the equipment I gave him for the DJ-580 and I am told that even after = > getting the manual brailed he is still confused about operating the rig. = > He even asked me to help him find the manual and someone to Braille it. = > I guess he temporarily forgot who gave him that THF6-A in the first = > place. If swapping and trading was not an accepted part of this hobby, = > I would have told him what I thought about that, but perhaps there is = > poetic justice out there after all. > Harvey