piexx.com.

look in radio interfaces it is called the vs1-px voice synthesizer.  $79.00.
They also have a vs-2 clone as well.
This works on the ts440, 711, 811, and 2530 and 3530.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver


>I would ste3er clear of the 440's, not because they were bad but you can't
> easily find the speech boards for them any more, if memory serves.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>
>
>> One radio that isn't bad is the old Kenwood TS440sat.  It has direct
>> frequency input, you can put a speech synthesizer in it and get Frequency
>> and Mode, and a lot of the functions are directly accessible with out
>> menus.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>
>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> I haven't chimed in on this much yet.  Obviously, everybody wants to
>>> spend
>>> as little as possible.  Your message below gives me some guidance.
>>>
>>> As others have said, the best rigs in terms of accessibility are 
>>> Kenwood,
>>> Icom, Eilcraft, and Yaesu pretty much in that order, although the older
>>> Eilcraft did have an optional accessory to output readings in CW.  The
>>> newer
>>> Kenwood 480 and 590 speak everything; the Kenwood Ts-2000 speaks almost
>>> everything except for actual power output and mike levels, although the
>>> knob
>>> you use to adjust them has detents that beep at the high and low end.
>>> For
>>> example, on my rig, if I want about 60 watts drive for my linear amp, I
>>> go
>>> to max and then turn the detented multichannel knob back about 8 clicks.
>>>
>>> The TS-2000 is your best option for an all-in-one rig; it runs all modes
>>> on
>>> 160 through 440, with the exception of the 220MHz band.  There are
>>> several
>>> of us who can help with that rig.  It has a sub-receiver that runs
>>> VHF/UHF
>>> FM so you can work HF and monitor your favorite repeater.  It has the
>>> capability to work satellite.
>>>
>>> Icom also makes rigs that run Hf and VHF, but not as comprehensive.  The
>>> higher end rigs from Kenwood and Icom, like the TS-590, only run up
>>> through
>>> six meters 54MHz.  Just about every new rig has built-in tuners, and
>>> several
>>> have built-in keyer.
>>>
>>> If you bought a lower-end rig, I think that sooner or later, you might
>>> want
>>> additional features like better filtering, noise reduction, and
>>> selectivity.
>>> You could save a few bucks if you bought something used that is in very
>>> good
>>> condition.
>>>
>>> Steve, K8SP
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David thurmond" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:13 AM
>>> Subject: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your feedback regarding transceiver choices.  I should have
>>>> given a few more specifics.  First off, I would prefer not to break
>>>> the bank if possible.  If I try to spend $2000 on a new rig, my stuff
>>>> might end up out on the front lawn, and I might need to get an
>>>> attorney. :)  I would like to find a rig that might not necessarily be
>>>> full of features in favor of one that is either accessible with speech
>>>> or else is easy enough to operate without it for a totally blind ham.
>>>>
>>>> The Kenwood 480 is an awesome-sounding rig, but if I have to wait to
>>>> save up to buy one, I might never get on the air.  At the same time, I
>>>> would hate to cheap out and buy something that is so basic that I will
>>>> be tired of using it after six months and end up buying something else
>>>> anyway.
>>>>
>>>> I am very interested in CW, and of course in DXing as well, so I am
>>>> primarily interested in the HF bands, but if I could get something
>>>> with VHF capabilities also for a little more money, I am certainly not
>>>> going to turn it down.
>>>>
>>>> Operating with low power would be perfectly fine with me, as I am
>>>> probably going to end up using some sort of stealth antenna due to the
>>>> small size of my property and the fact that I'm right in the middle of
>>>> a busy suburb.  No need for a "big guns" sort of station with a
>>>> 200-foot tower...I just want something modest with enough features to
>>>> get me started without breaking the bank.
>>>>
>>>> The speech output options of the Kenwood and ICom rigs sound very
>>>> attractive, as I don't want to run my rig exclusively through my
>>>> laptop.  But since I have not even been on the air yet, perhaps this
>>>> is not really as important as I think it is.  I certainly need to be
>>>> sure I am not operating out-of-band, and I need to be able to know
>>>> what kind of signal I am getting.  Beyond that, I really do not have
>>>> the experience to know what is important for me to operate, and what
>>>> is really just an awesome feature that would be nice to have, but not
>>>> critical.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> David Thurmond, KK4ADV