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It just dawned on me: it's possible to run the TH-F6A in a mode where the
only thing you can do is cycle between the memories you've set up. You
could always run it that way once it was set up, and you'd never have to
think about any of the radio's complexities.
Steve
On Monday 1/3/05 14:07 Don Bishop wrote:
>As many have pointed out, all the radios can be somewhat complex. The
>real question is which ones can be easily operated and used while you're
>getting
>used to the complexities or maybe even ignoring them altogether.
>
>I think the thf-6a is one of those radios which you can use very
>successfully and also take your time about learning the more complex
>features. And, if you
>like, you really don't have to even bother with most of the more
>complicated aspects of the radio.
>
>Radios with menus and other such things including all sorts of
>sophisticated paging and calling features are with us and will probably
>stay with us for a long
>time. But, I'm finding it quite easy just to ignore all that stuff I
>really don't want. This is good since it's going to be a part of probably
>any radio I buy whether I
>like it or not.
>
>There's an absolute obsession with getting all kinds of functionality,
>inclluding that which 90 percent of people will never use, all packed into
>the smallest
>possible package.
>
>The one good thing in all this is the pc programming software. Amateur
>radio these days could really be a pain without it.
>
>73
>
>Don W6SMB
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