I think the company you’re thinking of is pie.com
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Sep 27, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> 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=92s 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=92s =
> size, but for it=92s 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]> =
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>> Another in this range might be the 450, covers up to 30 meg, the 690 =
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>> same radi but has six on it. Not sure if the speech boards are around=20=
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>> for these any more though.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
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>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>>> Hope this helps.
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>>> Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
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>>> ----- 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
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2014, Joe Quinn wrote:
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>>>>> Is there any information on any accessible HF radio's with speech =
> output?
>>>>> An=3D
>>>>> d if so, are they all as expensive as the Kenwood ts2000? I want =
> to be
>>>>> abl=3D
>>>>> e to turn into the seven MHz things and WWB and things of that =
> nature,
>>>>> but a=3D
>>>>> ll I have is an ht of the wouxung variety. And that's not going to =
> be
>>>>> able t=3D
>>>>> o let me Tune In to Morse code and things. Thanks!
>>>>> Joe Quinn kd0ess=3D
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