yaesu HT's are actually some of the best out there as far as performance and 
features.
They're just not as accessible to use for blind people as Icom's or kenwoods 
currently are.
the vx series are really great little HT's.
as for the HF rigs, and the mobile radios...well, that is another kettle of 
fish altogether.
I too am surprised none of the big 3 have come out with a radio that uses 
touch screen technology either in a bass radio or an HT.
If they do, I suspect they will be easy enough to navigate once a tactile 
screen cover is developed.
would certainly cut down on moving parts and problems with buttons and knobs 
that rigs tend to develop.
Maybe apple will try it's hand in the radio communications market next and 
we'll have an I radio or Icommunicator hi hi.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: vx8 programming software?


> I'm very surprised that hasn't happened yet to be honest.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: vx8 programming software?
>
>
>> Unbelievable first the radios are not accessible and now the programs are
>> not either.
>>
>> I guess they will be coming out with touch screens next!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: vx8 programming software?
>>
>>
>>> The new RT systems software is not accessible on it's own, what I have
>>> found
>>> is, if you can figure out how to lay it out right, you can make a file 
>>> in
>>> an
>>> excel spread sheet and import that and it will work that way. it's a
>>> royal
>>> pain to say the least, but that's how I programmed an FT-817. If you 
>>> know
>>> the columns, you should be alright, you don't need to fill in all of
>>> them,
>>> like transmit frequency doesn't need to be filled in as long as you put
>>> the
>>> plus or minus in the next box, but really, it's a pain and they plan to
>>> fix
>>> it but not for a couple years.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: vx8 programming software?
>>>
>>>
>>>>I used the software from RT Systems when I had the VX5R.
>>>>
>>>> That was the only reliable way I found to program the radio.
>>>>
>>>> However, I don't know if RT System still makes software for Yaesu
>>>> radios.
>>>>
>>>> But, I wouldn't buy another Yaesu radio just because of the
>>>> accessibility
>>>> problems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Maurice Mines" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:01 PM
>>>> Subject: vx8 programming software?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hellow as my subject states I am having som problems with the software
>>>>> for the vx8 ht. have enay blind opperaters been abled to program this
>>>>> ht ether by using the therd party software or by hand? if if ether has
>>>>> worked what did you due, to make it work. maurice ham call sine 
>>>>> kd0iko.