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Re: TS-870S Opinions
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Pat Gormley <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:22:04 -0400
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Doug that rig is a very blind friendly rig and works fine on cw.  It uses 
the vs3 voice chip and that rig is likt its baby brother the 850.  When you 
turn it on, Press the synthesizer button along with the power button and it 
will read out the menus in morse code.  73- pat kk3f
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Payne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:08 AM
Subject: TS-870S Opinions


> Hello,
>
> A club member offered to sell me his Kenwood TS-870S. how do you feel 
> about
> this rig? The eHam reviews highlight its great audio. Is it a good rig for
> CW, my mode of choice? is the radio blind-friendly? I know the rig can
> accommodate a speech synthesizer. Are there menu settings or other 
> features
> which would make this radio a poor choice? Thanks for your comments.
>
> --Doug
>

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