Hello, List -
I have an IC-7200. It comes with the speech built in, not an option. The speech is limited to the frequency readout and meter. No menu speech is supported. On the plus side, it has a direct frequency entry keypad and the layout is logical and easily learned. The front firing speaker is a plus. The speech is very clear and easy to understand. The twin passband tuning is excellent and can be done with the concentric analog controls. The receiver is very good. I like the radio a lot, but as I can see to operate it I am not really qualified to comment further on the details of blind operation.
Kudos to Icom for building the speech in.
73 - Pat
Patrick Tice
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----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Fiorello <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:15:05 -0000 (UTC) Subject: ic-7200 Hi; I think someone mentioned this radio a few days ago. Anyone know if there is speech available for it and how user friendly it is? Looked at a few web sites and didn't see any mention of an optional speech board. -- richard