well, at the end of the day, it is what it is and you will use as much of it 
as you can.
It'll likely have all frequencies programmed into memory, so it'll be a 
matter of knowing where the power button is, the channel selecter, and maybe 
the RF power level button along with maybe the reverse button.
I have yet to come across a radio I can't use on a daily basis...if not 
completely programmable without sited assistance, they are all usable...IE 
picking up the mike and talking and being able to figure out what frequency 
you are on.
Here is a tip:
If you have any local active NOAA weather stations in the 162MHZ area, have 
your helper program in one of those frequencies to give you a point of 
reference while you are selecting memory channels.  What i do on radios with 
little accessibility is program a weather frequency in channel 0 or 1, then 
I have repeaters and simplex frequencies programmed in an order that I 
remember or can note down...then at the end of the batch of channels I have 
another weather frequency programmed...then I put in what ever other 
frequencies I may want to listen to IE public safety or FRS or whatever, 
then another weather frequency...so that at the end of it all, there is a 
weather frequency programmed at the beginning, and end of the 
channels...this way, when I am spinning the dial, I can listen for two 
weather frequencies back to back and I'll know where my first and last 
channels are and go from there.  The single weather channel will separate my 
banks if you will...and it's easy enough to note down your channel order 
somewhere so you can refer back to it.
This makes life pretty simple.
Also, as inaccessible as allot of radios may be, they almost always have 
buttons for things like VFO, and frequency step...so, for instance, on my 
yaesu ft8100 I have memory channels set up in a particular order with 
weather frequencies to define the parameters...then, if I want to get to a 
frequency not programmed in, I can simply go to a known memory channel, hit 
the button that transfers the memory channel to VFO, then use the frequency 
step button to select 1MHZ, 100KHZ, 10KHZ or 5KHZ steps and use the main VFO 
knob, counting clicks up or down by whatever step I choose, to find a 
frequency I want to use.  Yaesu is good enough to put high and low beeps on 
all their toggle functions, so that too makes it doable.  No speech in the 
radio, but totally usable for me...and I simply used the software to program 
all my memories initially.
If I get particularly creative, I will program multiple memory locations 
with the same repeater pair, but different tone, so that if I am in a 
different city that uses different tones on their repeaters, I can have the 
right tone output when I use the VFO part of the radio...setting ctcss is 
probably the biggest pain on inaccessible radios.
Anyway, sorry for the long winded post but we are hams after all lol.
Enjoy the new radio.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Scott kb0clz" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:39 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: so excited

> Thanks, i just hope the radio is easy for me to use, thats the only
> worry i have.
> But he said they will show me how to use it.
> 73
> Scott
> kb0clz
> Original message:
>> Scott, sounds great good luck.
>
>
>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
>> "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice 
>> to
>> take a chance or your life will never change."
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Scott kb0clz
>> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:01 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: so excited
>
>> I joined the local amateur radio club here in my town.
>> They are going to set me up with a radio and antenna Thursday so I don't
>> have to use my handheld to get on the repeater and now that echolink is 
>> not
>> working for me again.
>> I can't wait,
>> And something else, my wife says she wants to become a ham too.
>> I'm excited about that too.
>> Anyway, just wanted to share that news with you all.
>> 73
>> Scott
>> kb0clz
>> p.s. They seem like very nice people too.
>
>
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