I have an Icom 7000.  I like it a lot.  One thing that I like is that you 
can access many of the functions through the Microphone.  You can directly 
enter a frequency, You can change modes, you can change bandwith, you can 
search up and down the band and you can querry the speech for frequency mode 
and S. meter reading.  On transmit you can query the Transmit frequency.  I 
also like the fact that all filtering and speech are built in and you don't 
have to buy anything extra.  If menu access is what you want get the 
Kenwood, but if you can get a little sighted help, and you memorize some 
button sequences, you will do very well with the icom.essage ----- 
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