Just wondering if anyone had ever heard of this? I can guarantee you it's news to me, and, if true, I'm kinda mad! If I knew the FT-530 had a voice option, I'd have bought it immediately.

From K1GAX on the Wouxun list:

†In the last 35 years as a ham, I know of four portables that had a voice option (plug in board).  Those were the FT-530 (2 meters/70 centimeter) and the Icom IC-V21AT (2 meters/1 1/4 meters) both of which I still have (with the optional board installed) along with the Icom IC-W21AT (2 meters and 70 centimeters) and the Icom IC-Delta 1A (2 meters/70 centimeters/23 centimeters).  These rigs with the option came out in the early '90s.  These options apparently we not very popular as they seemed to disappear as an option after less than a year.  I checked with Icom and they told me they sold less than a dozen units worldwide before discontinuing the option.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



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> From: "K1GAX" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: July 5, 2010 10:59:18 AM EDT
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> Subject: Re: [Wouxun_KG-UVD1] Who Else Is Listening!
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> In the last 35 years as a ham, I know of four portables that had a voice option (plug in board).  Those were the FT-530 (2 meters/70 centimeter) and the Icom IC-V21AT (2 meters/1 1/4 meters) both of which I still have (with the optional board installed) along with the Icom IC-W21AT (2 meters and 70 centimeters) and the Icom IC-Delta 1A (2 meters/70 centimeters/23 centimeters).  These rigs with the option came out in the early '90s.  These options apparently we not very popular as they seemed to disappear as an option after less than a year.  I checked with Icom and they told me they sold less than a dozen units worldwide before discontinuing the option.
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> There were a slew of mobiles with that available option, but again, the option didn't last long.  I guess it's a case of if you don't sell many of them, you don't make any more.
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [Wouxun_KG-UVD1] Who Else Is Listening!
> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:28:31 -0400
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> What, on a handheld? Sorry, been a ham for 22 years and I've never seen a handheld with voice readout. Several mobiles from Kenwood and Icom, yes, even one from Yaesu (who can never be bothered, it seems), but never on a handheld. Not in the 22 years I've been hanging around these here parts anyway. Mobiles with voice readouts are not uncommon though, at least, not for dualband ones. Most notably, Kenwood seems to do the most in this area at the moment with their latest offerings.
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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> On Jul 5, 2010, at 9:07 AM, K1GAX wrote:
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> Actually, the "big three" had voice readouts years ago as an option.  I understand they were discontinued for lack of sales.
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [Wouxun_KG-UVD1] Who Else Is Listening!
> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:01:10 -0400
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> Yes, the Puxing radios have type acceptance, but they don't have a dualband one. In note with some interest that the big three haven't figured out how to make a handheld give any sort of voice readout and Puxing and Wouxun have. So, what, the other guys can't be bothered or what? 
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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> On Jul 5, 2010, at 2:47 AM, John Wilkerson wrote:
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> The Puxing PX-777 is approved (there is a vhf and uhf moded.. but only one is approved)   As for the rest.... nope.  Some hams are using all the multitudes of other radios; but unless the all-important FCC ID is there, then no one should touch them at all... I like it when I get my wouxun box that has an FCC logo on it :)  The radio I got from Ed has the FCC ID on the radio....
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> Of course.... other Chinese comapnies may see the light and join the bandwagon and jump on board.... then what will happen?  Just like the "Big 3" automakers, the other manufacturers will trounce them.
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> As for us hams.... We win :)
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> From: Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 9:25:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Wouxun_KG-UVD1] Who Else Is Listening!
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> Yes, but to my knowledge, some of the others are not FCC type accepted. 
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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