Frankly, I seriously doubt that the blind ham was a factor in Kenwood's
decision to make more of their rigs' functions accessible than other
manufacturers do; or, at least, I doubt it was a major consideration. My
guess is that the decision was based more on the widespread use of Kenwood
rigs as mobile transceivers and the design engineers' belief that having a
lot of audio available would provide greater safety and convenience to a ham
while trying to drive and use a rig at the same time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: accessability


Merry Christmas everyone;
I have often been curious why Kenwood in particular seems to have taken a
step or two to make most of their radios user friendly for blind operators?
It certainly isn't because we buy such a high percentage of their rigs
overall.  Very often compassion or consideration gets lost in the corporate
world.
Rich