Hi Anthony, thanks for the note. Sounds like your 7000 is really something.
Have you sold your 746 yet? Re the 817, you can indeed control it with HRD,
but if you're gonna use it in the field, for which that radio's really
designed, unless you've got a talking computer in your back pocket, you're
in La La land with no vesa or pasportk, too quickly to suit me. THanks for
the note, and your observations about the 7000 are very interesting to me,
dd.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Re Re Budget Minded
> Hi Danny;
>
> I understand you can control the 817 with HAM RADIO DELUXE.
>
> It might be worth a try.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Danny Dyer=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:28 AM
> Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] Re Re Budget Minded
>
>
> Subject, Re Budget Minded,
> Hi Ron And Matt, Ron, I'm Very Interested in your thoughts on the 817.
> Couple of
> questions, Do you have and use one? Do You Have Any Sight at all? If =
> Not,
> how do you find the radio in actual practice? 817's A Great feature =
> and
> value packed radio, but Not Very Blind
> Friendly, even with the John Hansen W2FS Millenium QSYER, which is a =
> must
> for either a sight challenged or a "blind as a bat person like me." =
> I've
> had, operated, and loved/hated, 2 817s and 2 817NDs, and prefer the =
> Icom
> IC703+ for portable HF work. The little bottom row buttons on the 817 =
> are
> too easy to inadvertently punch and then not know how to get back to a =
> known
> state with out sighted assistance, without doing a hard reset....been =
> there
> done that, and got overly
> tired of doing it. Please get back to me as I'm interested to hear =
> your
> observations! And Matt, Anything I can do to help you come up with =
> the best
> rig for your situation, I'm more than willing to do. Thanks, Danny.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 2:27 PM
> Subject: Re: budget minded
>
>
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > Well, if you do not mind QRP rigs, the Yaesu 817 is a little more =
> than 500
> > dollars. I think I saw it for 549 dollars on one of the Internet
> > sites--this is brand new. It only has 5 watts, but you can get =
> external
> > amplifiers for the future--when you save up enough.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:52 PM
> > Subject: budget minded
> >
> >
> > this is probably a long shot but, is there such a thing as an hf =
> radio =3D
> > for under say, $500? the ones i have seen on hamradio.com are mostly =
> =3D
> > over 5k. ok maybe i should add "that are actually good radios" for =
> =3D
> > under 500 say, maybe the price of a 2m mobile or something or should =
> i =3D
> > just keep dreaming, i want to get on hf again but i don't see that =
> =3D
> > happening with the prices i've seen
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