The one with CW read out was the IC-t90A, I have one and the battery life 
wasn't that bad, the problem was the battery couldn't sit on the radio. If I 
charge them before using it, the stock one doesn't last as long as the 
batteries America battery I use but lasts a lot longer than if I let it sit 
on the radio for a week then use it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds


> not sure if anyone else answered it bt no and no it won't speak =
> frequency at all which is stupid  it's as if they added speech just to =
> be silly not to make it truly easier to use
> in fact i have no problem running it without speech on at all, which =
> tells you somethign about what a waste of tiem the speech actually is  =
> but it's a good radio. no other radio gives you an indication of =
> frequency either especilly the thfa which i do want, but acn't aford   =
> there was an icom tri band radio that did offer morse code frequency =
> redout, but that's al the readout did was frequency
> and it ate batteries like crazy from what i heard  it was neww in 03 and =
> is already dicontinued from what I have heard and didn't sell terribly =
> well
>
> On Jul 4, 2011, at 9:44 PM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone;
>> I think I got the answer once upon a time but I just have to ask and=20=
>
>> hope I misunderstood.  Simply put what talks?  Putting it another way, =
> I=20
>> just put 20 channels in memory and I don't have my paper telling me =
> what=20
>> repeater is in what channel and I had a minor brain freeze.  When I=20
>> bring up a memory channel will the radio speak both channel number 
>> and=20=
>
>> frequency?  If it only speaks channel numbers it isn't on my want =
> list.=20
>>  Similarly if I am dialing through the band will the radio tell me =
> what=20
>> frequency I am currently on?  To me those are the two most important=20=
>
>> features.
>> Given the drastically lower price how does this thing compare with 
>> the=20=
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>> thf6a?
>> --=20
>> richard