Agreed.  I still far prefer the less accesible, but I think, bettwe 
working 746PRO to the TS2000.  And I've owned both.
Pat, K9JAUAt 06:16 PM 7/29/2009, you wrote:
>If the Icom radios were as accessible as the Kenwood radios, that's all I
>would use.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:28 PM
>Subject: Re: IC735
>
>
> > John,
> > i too used a 735 a hundred years or so ago.  Good receiver; great
> > Field Day rig.  There were memories - I used them for band edge
> > marking - always had a reference point and could interpelate tuning
> > knob turns to approximate frequencies.  Don't remember a whole lot
> > else about the rig except it was pretty easy and straightforward.
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 09:27 AM 7/29/2009, you wrote:
> >>Hi John;
> >>I used an ic735 about one hundred years ago and it was a fun little =
> >>radio.  As I recall there wasn't a menu system to battle with.  At the =
> >>time I believe the qsyer was made by someone else but a qsyer will =
> >>definitely work.
> >>Richard
> >>
> >>   ----- Original Message -----=20
> >>   From: John J. Jacques=20
> >>   To: [log in to unmask]
> >>   Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:52 PM
> >>   Subject: IC735
> >>
> >>
> >>   Hi all, I have a chance to pick up an Icom IC735 at a very good price =
> >>and
> >>   I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this rig?  I =
> >>know
> >>   it doesn't have  a voice chip, but it does have a 25KHz marker, =
> >>thouugh
> >>   the switch is internal.  Does anyone know if it can be computer =
> >>controled
> >>   or if you can use a QSYer on it?
> >>
> >>   Thanks in advanced and 73:
> >>   J.
> >>   John Jacques
> >>   Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
> >>   "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"
> >>
> >>
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