Hi Phil;

If that radio were more accessible I would have kept the one I had.

I really loved that radio.

With the technology today, their is no excuse why they can't make that radio more user friendly for sighted as well.


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On Dec 26, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I've been using the Icom 7000 for three years and am still slowly learning 
> new aspects of the radio.  It depends upon how computerized you wish to be 
> and how much money you want to spend.  I've never run the 2000 but lots of 
> people on the list have and can speak to it.  So far, I have had very little 
> luck running the IC 7000 with Ham Radio Deluxe.  Plus, I have never gotten 
> the IC 7000 manual into a readable format.  I have the PDF converted file 
> but it helps almost not at all.  The manual still needs to be read and by a 
> sighted ham who can explain the graphic reproductions in the manual.  I 
> greatly enjoy the radio, on the other hand, and find it to be one of the 
> best CW rigs I have ever owned.  Plus, the receiver in it is incredible.
> 
> Phil.
> K0NX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Mann" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 8:19 PM
> Subject: icom 7000?
> 
> 
>> Hi there,
>> Has anybody ever used the ic7000 radio from icon?  Realizing that it is a 
>> compromise with accessibility since you don't hear menus spoken like in 
>> the Kenwood, is it worth the money, or is it better to get a ts2000?
>> Thanks
>>