Hi Andy & Everyone;

I have had the occasion to speak with ICOM and KENWOOD as well as YAESU and
I found YAESU to be the least interested in any type of accessibility.

When I spoke with ICOM, they said they always ask their manufacturer for a
radio that is more accessible for all hams including people who are visually
impaired.

Kenwood on the other hand seems to be more pro-active in this venture.

I have a TS570DG and I find it more than user friendly.

They are my observations.

73 DE ANTHONY W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: Yaesu's Voice Synthesizer


> One must remember that voice syns were not developed by the mainstream
radio
> manufacturers for the blind.  They were developed for those who used rigs
as
> mobils.  I don't think you would get anywhere prevailing on them to do it
so
> that blind folks could use their rigs.  The first thing they would ask
would
> be, "How many of such rigs would we sell".
>
> Andy
>
>