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Re: icom vs kenwood
From:
John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:01:52 -0400
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Personally I think the TS-2000 speaks too much, I really wish there was a 
way to configure it to say less. It's completely accessible though, I don't 
even bother with the software.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Silberman, Kenneth A. (GSFC-1300)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: icom vs kenwood


> The Kenwood TS-2000 remote control software seems to be very accessible. 
> I=
> haven't used it with the radio, but I have navigated it a little with 
> JAWS=
> to test for accessibility.  You could just control it from your PC.  I'm 
> g=
> oing to try that with my TS-480.  In addition, the 2000 speech in 
> combinati=
> on with Morse Code prompts means that the 2000 is one of the most 
> accessibl=
> e full-featured rigs out there.  I hope that they come up with a new 
> versio=
> n of the 2000 with the 480 speech chip that speaks many more features then 
> =
> the one in the 2000.
>
> 73,
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> =
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 15:11
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: icom vs kenwood
>
> Icom 910 is 2 meters and 440 only with a 1296 option, it has no HF and 
> prob=
> ably costs about as much as the Kenwood by the time it's said and done, 
> Ken=
> wood having 160 all the way up, all but 900 MHz and 220.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Stevenson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:57 PM
> Subject: icom vs kenwood
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I want to choose between the icom 910 and the kenwood 2,000x
>>
>> 160m through 1296MHz,.
>>
>> How are the speech accessible features different?
>>
>> Also I want to compare icom vs kenwood 6m through 450MHz or is it 1296=20
>> MHz talkeys.
>>
>> Thanks much again as always.
>>
>> 73
>> wb6 yoy
>>
>> (650) 604-5720
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jim Stevenson Ph.D
>> experimental psychologist, conducting sonification research, &=20
>> certified master Ericksonian clinical hypnotherapist.
>> [log in to unmask]
>> (650) 604-5720 w
>> or leave message any time.
>>
>> ham call
>> wb6yoy

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