Hi Colin;

Thank you for your e-mail.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] ICOM 7000!!!!


> Hi:
> I have had a chance to play with an IC-7000.
> I am reasonably certain that the microphone is a very specific one 
> designed
> to work only with the IC-7000, or at least, not with priorly availible
> radios.
> There is a great amount of function control from the microphone pad which
> makes operating pretty nice.
> The size of the rig still shocks me, not much bigger then your typical 2M
> mobile rig.
> It works wonderfully with HRD as well.
> The menus do not speak, and only S meter, frequency and mode are spoken.
>
> I found the receiver to be very nice indeed especially on HF.
> The built in digital recorder is also a nice feature along with the voice
> recorder.
> the front pannel is layed out neatly and with some amount of accessibility
> in mind...buttons are shaped differently so they can be easily located 
> with
> regard to the flat vidio screen.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:51 AM
> Subject: ICOM 7000!!!!
>
>
>> Hi Everyone;
>>
>> Is anyone using an ICOM 7000?
>>
>> Will the same touchtone pad work on the 7000 that works on the 706?
>>
>> Thanks 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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