the 570's receive audio is a bit more friendly to those with hearing
impairments. I think the biggest reason is the ability to alter the if
shift...you can play with the high pass and low pass filters on the 2000,
but it is difficult to get that fine tuning of a single IF shift control
like the 570 has.
There is a reason the 570 was so popular for so many years. In my opinion,
it is probably one of the all around best amateur radio transceivers ever
built...not the best, but one of the best from a users perspective and from
an operators perspective.
It's sort of like the mini van of radios.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "andrew shipp" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
>
> Hi John, Ok many thanks for this it is very much appreciated. I don't
like
> the TS 200-0 I find that with using hearing aids I cannot understand the
> sound on it as good as I do with the TS 570.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
>
>
> > The TS-570 is more accessible, the 706 is good for go kit or backup, but
> > I'd
> > sure hate to have to use it every day which is why I keep my 570 around
> > though I have the TS-2000. Too many functions on too few buttons, in the
> > NTS
> > nets and stuff I get in to daily, I can't stop to think about which
button
> > does what because some idiot wants to tune up on top of us and I have to
> > turn on the notch filter. I know the radio enough to do stuff like that
> > but
> > really, if I had to use that daily because my main radio was in the shop
> > or
> > something, I don't think my patience would last long. I'd even rather
run
> > my
> > TS-830 regularly over that one though I don't have much problem with it
on
> > vacations and stuff so maybe it wouldn't drive me that crazy. Anyway,
all
> > that talks on the 706 is the S meter, mode and frequency. The rest you
do
> > with beeps mostly and in the menus, you change settings with the tuning
> > dial
> > so you have to really guess there until you learn how far to turn for
the
> > next setting. Luckily for me, I run the HF power almost wide open on
that
> > radio and the mic gain has to be all the way on the 706 and most icoms
so
> > wide open is easy because the settings don't rap around, once you get to
> > the
> > highest or lowest setting, it stays there until you turn the knob the
> > other
> > way.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "andrew shipp" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
> >
> >
> >> Hi All, Ok here is a silly one, I see quite a bit of talk about this
> >> Icom
> >> 706, Now how accessible is this? do all the buttons read out when
> >> pressed?
> >> I am not sure at the moment which radio to go for I have the chance of
> >> this
> >> one Icom 706, or the Kenwood TS 570, I must have one of these as I am
a
> >> deaf blind person and I can hear these better than the more modern
ones.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:56 PM
> >> Subject: Icom 706 manual
> >>
> >>
> >>> Is the 706 manual available any place in text format?
> >>>
> >>> Phil.
> >>>
> >>> K0NX
> >>> The Zenith Tube
> >>> www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
>
>
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