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