I agree but many have argued with me at length about having to program the 
radio from the front panel, which for a public service event or emergency, I 
agree with but I've found very few radios I couldn't manage with a little 
work. Mostly the ones with out the direct frequency entry. Even some of them 
were no problem.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible HT's


> Hi.
>
> The only problem is that the T7H is no longer in production, but it is a
> good radio--I have two of them.  I think people have different 
> expectations
> on accessibility.  For me, as long as I can load all of the repeaters into
> memories with offsets and PL tones, and as long as I can address a 
> specific
> memory on demand, that is good enough.  The Icom ICT7H has 60
> memories--since there aren't 60 active repeaters in Rochester, I took 
> every
> active pair and loaded it into a memory and just address the appropriate
> memory for the repeater that I want.  That arrangement has served me very
> well for about three years now.
>
> If I can program it independently with software, that is good enough for 
> me.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 01:14 PM 12/6/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>>Nuntheless, it is accessible, either with or without.
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: Accessible HT's
>>
>>
>> >I was referring to with out software.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Fred" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 1:45 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Accessible HT's
>> >
>> >
>> >> Actually, the Icom T7H is also fairly accessible with the software, 
>> >> and I
>> >> believe from the keyboard as well.
>> >>
>> >> Fred
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:42 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: Accessible HT's
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Kenwood either of the existing models, TH-F6A for 2 meters, 220 and 
>> >>> 440,
>> >>> TH-K2AT for just 2 meters, and the Icom IC-t90A is also, not sure on
>> >>> other
>> >>> Icom radios having not had any of the others.
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Rich De Steno" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:52 PM
>> >>> Subject: Accessible HT's
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> What are the current most accessible handie-talkies for blind hams?
>> >>>
>> >
>>
>>
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