Some have USB cables though it's nothing more than the circuitry from a 
USB/serial adapter usually anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:52 AM
Subject: talking hand held


> Hi;
> Haven't been totally keeping up with the handheld thread.  Am I correct
> that none of these thus far will speak the frequency?  Although the menu
> is nice what I'd really like spoken is frequency.  This is especially
> true if I have 25 repeaters in memory and have the inevitable senior
> moment.  Second do these new radios still use a cereal cable?  Wonder if
> there is some reason that companies haven't made the switch to usb?
> Unfortunately my computer only has usb so a cereal to usb cable is on my
> list of things to buy but I've heard that some work better than others.
>  Anyone have a link to look at prices for some of these new radios?  I
> got the idea they weren't available from aes or hro.
> Thanks
> Also congratulations to the folks who just got their general tickets. 
> enjoy
> -- 
> richard