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
>