Hi Ron, Thanks for the clarifications. I understand where you were and are
coming from. 817's still a great rig for what it is and what it does in
its' itsy bitsy package, but there are definitely some accessibility issues
with it. Thanks again for the note, Danny.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: Re Re Budget Minded
> Hi Danny,
>
> Well, I must confess that I do not have an 817. I was just commenting
> generally on brand new budget rigs--mostly QRP that do a lot. I must also
> confess that I was not taking into account accessibility issues when I
> referred to it. I guess I forgot the list was called 'Blind Hams'--since
I
> belong to a number of other groups that do not involve Blind folk.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:28 AM
> Subject: 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 -----
> 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 -----
> > 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 =
> > for under say, $500? the ones i have seen on hamradio.com are mostly =
> > over 5k. ok maybe i should add "that are actually good radios" for =
> > under 500 say, maybe the price of a 2m mobile or something or should i =
> > just keep dreaming, i want to get on hf again but i don't see that =
> > happening with the prices i've seen
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