That's good, Junior. I guess we all have gotten so used to a touch tone
type style, it makes it quick and easy controlling the radio.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Junior Lolley KG4ITD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: QSY ER Verses Microphone
> Phil, I have the qsyer on my Icom 706 mark II g and yes it is so much
> faster
> for me.
>
>
> Junior Lolley
> Amateur radio call KG4ITD
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
> "Be careful how you treat people on your way up because you might meet
> them
> again on your way down!!!"
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 4:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: QSY ER Verses Microphone
>
> Gerry,
>
> I find the QSY ER faster and more convenient when it comes to moving
> around, tapping memorized channels, and lots of other such things like
> switching VFOes and switching to various modes.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 5:44 AM
> Subject: Re: QSY ER and my iPhone
>
>
>> What advantage does the QSYER give you over the buttons on the
>> Microphone?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 3:42 PM
>> Subject: QSY ER and my iPhone
>>
>>
>>> Those of you using iPhones will get a kick out of this one. I had =
>>> called my youngest son, he's 30 years old and his house is directly =
>>> behind mine, and asked him if he had a 9 volt battery. Part of his =
>>> drapery business is in his three car garage right now due to a fire in =
>>> the building it was in before. He's able to work on some things by just
>>> =
>>> walking out of his house and into the garage. Anyhow, he said he'd have
>>> =
>>> one of his 4 boys walk the battery over because he was working on a job
>>> =
>>> that had to be done before morning. About midnight, my wife finishes =
>>> her medical transcription job online and then we go to bed. I came in =
>>> from reading a book and was going to go to bed. I can't sleep very =
>>> easily if she is typing and her work station is in our bedroom. =
>>> Eloquence is a poor substitute for pillow talk. Anyhow, my son, nor any
>>> =
>>> of his boys, had shown up with the 9 volt battery. I needed it for my =
>>> QSY ER because that battery died so I couldn't move around with my Icom
>>> =
>>> 7000 as I normally would. I sent my son a text message, he was about =
>>> 125 feet away in his garage. My text was supposed to say, "Wait until =
>>> tomorrow for the battery. I'm going to bed." It was about 15 minutes =
>>> after midnight and I was getting tired. I could tell my message didn't
>>> =
>>> sound right; something didn't sound right at the beginning. I had =
>>> dictated the text using the dictation mode for messages, which I =
>>> normally do, to save time typing it letter by letter. I erased my =
>>> message and spoke it again. It still sounded wrong but I gave up and =
>>> knew my son would understand all but the first couple of words. I walk
>>> =
>>> out of my office, up the stairs, through the kitchen and dining room, =
>>> and into our bedroom where my wife is shutting down her computer. I =
>>> told her about my situation with the battery and my texting to our son =
>>> not to come now and she told me he had just called her and said he was =
>>> bringing the battery to my office door. My office used to be a breeze =
>>> way between the house and our garage and I made it into a two room =
>>> office. It's my man cave, sort of speak, with my office equipment and =
>>> ham gear and bookshelves floor to ceiling. . So, I go back out to my =
>>> office and wait. Another 15 minutes go by and I go and tell my wife he
>>> =
>>> must not be coming due to my last text to him. She insisted he was =
>>> coming and go unlock the door in case he doesn't have his house keys to
>>> =
>>> get into our house. So, I go back, he shows up, I sit the battery next
>>> =
>>> to my QSY ER, and go to bed. As I put the battery up, my son had walked
>>> =
>>> through the house to see if my wife had something she wanted done. Her
>>> =
>>> call to him was something about going to a doctor's appointment, or =
>>> something like that, I don't recall now what it was all about. I just =
>>> wanted to go to sleep, you see? So, my son leaves, I lock up my office,
>>> =
>>> and stumble back into the bedroom. My wife is laughing and she said, =
>>> "What did you say to Everett in your text message about the battery and
>>> =
>>> going to bed?" So I told her. She laughed even more and said, do you =
>>> know what your message really read?" I told her I knew something was =
>>> wrong but after two tries, I gave up because the basic part of my text =
>>> was there, plus, I'm tired." She kept laughing and finally said, =
>>> "Everett said the first part of your message said something about 4 =
>>> Wales and a battery." The moral of the story? Be careful; I've had =
>>> 4-letter words embedded in my voiced text messages before, too. Yes, I
>>> =
>>> put in the next battery and my QSY ER is working fine now and here you
>>> =
>>> thought this wasn't going to be a ham radio related story.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
>>
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