The Icom ICt90A is also a great radio with the CW read out of frequency,
that covers 6 meters, 2 meters and 440, 5 watts on all bands it has general
coverage receive I forget how much it covers, but it's a lot, and it's very
blind friendly.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible Dual-Band HT's


> Rich,
>
> The most accessible is probably the Kenwood THF6A which is about what
you'd
> want.  I think the new Icom is also very accessible, but I haven't seen
one
> of those.   I own the Kenwood, and other than the receiver not being real
> hot outside the ham bands, it's a nice rig.  General coverage from AM
> broadcast through 1.3 gigahertz.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich De Steno" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 6:57 PM
> Subject: Accessible Dual-Band HT's
>
>
> Is there a blind-friendly handi-talkie that covers 2 meters and 440, has
> keypad entry of frequencies, has extended receive, and has at least 4 or 5
> watts output power?  What about the Yaesu FT-50RD or VX-5R?