Hi, All.  The ft530 was accessible once you knew the different tones 
for the key inputs, sort of like the thf6a.  But that was a handheld, 
not an hf rig.  Absolutely will not buy a rig from companies that 
can't or won't give us a hand.  That not only includes Yaesu, but 
Tentec as well.  Too bad, because they used to make accessible rigs 
with speech boards and/or crystal calibrators.--Matt.

At 11:50 AM 8/28/2011, you wrote:
>Meaning I won't buy from a company that doesn't give a damn about
>accessibility, and has pretty much said as much to some of us who have asked
>for it.  Most of their rigs you can't even get a synthesizer to read
>frequency, let alone all the other aspects of the menus.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 8:38 PM
>Subject: Re: Hf rigs
>
>
> > Out of principle, meaning?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 27, 2011, at 6:55 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> I wouldn't buy a Yaesu out of principle.  I don't recall, though, it
> >> seems
> >> there was one rig from them that might be accessible.
> >>
> >> The Ic-718 is a nice little entry-level rig.  I think you can put a voice
> >> synthesizer module in it that will read frequency, possibly S-meter also.
> >>
> >> Steve, K8SP
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 3:31 PM
> >> Subject: Hf rigs
> >>
> >>
> >>> Comments on the yaesu ft450d
> >>> It's between that and the Icom ic718
> >>> The kemwoods are expemsibe for me right now.
> >>>
> >>> 73
> >>> KD5FAM
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone