the speech boards for those radios is available through a third party. I am sorry I do not remember who, but they cane found. I miss my old 450 and found it to be a sensitive and capable receiver as long as you and the appropriate filters installed. It was also very easy to use and sounded MUCH better than my 2000 on am. and it’s built in antenna tuner will literally load the peverbail bed springs. I tried it on an old set as well as on a slinky  antenna hanging from a tree branch, with the shield of the coax grounded with a tent stake. I worked about 700 miles on 75 meters like that while camping and got an s9 report. Of all the radios I have ever used, it is the best portable rig, not for it’s size, but for it’s ability to load on anything. I worked europe on 20 meters with a 3 foot stainless steel whip on a magnet on the car while driving to va.
Michael Thurman
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On Sep 27, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Another in this range might be the 450, covers up to 30 meg, the 690 is 
> same radi but has six on it.  Not sure if the speech boards are around 
> for these any more though.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
> 
>> Another radio worth considering is the Kenwood 570, it is fairly accessible
>> with the addition of the voice module.  This radio is all modes and covers
>> from below the A M broadcast band up through 54 MHz continuously.  I haven't
>> looked lately but you could probably find the 570 for $500 to $600, however,
>> this is just a wild guess.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 7:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
>> 
>> 
>>> A couple choices, the icom 718 has speech that reads frequency,not sure
>>> what they're going for these days.  The next choices would be a kenwood
>>> 480 or perhaps the 590 which is now at around $1250 which is a real buy
>>> on that quality of a radio.  Synthesizer board is extra.  Neither of the
>>> above go beyond six meters if that matters, in fact, the 718 only goes
>>> to 30 meg as I recall, but a nic e radio for its cost, around $750 I
>>> think.  It does not have an internal tuner, which the 480 and 590 do.
>>> HTH.
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014, Joe Quinn wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Is there any information on any accessible HF radio's with speech output?
>>>> An=
>>>> d if so, are they all as expensive as the  Kenwood ts2000?  I want to be
>>>> abl=
>>>> e to turn into the seven MHz things and WWB and things of that nature,
>>>> but a=
>>>> ll I have is an ht of the wouxung variety. And that's not going to be
>>>> able t=
>>>> o let me Tune In to Morse code and things. Thanks!
>>>> Joe Quinn kd0ess=
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
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