I actually miss my old TS-940, it did a lot but no menus and was the best 
sounding radio I've had too. It's old technology, but if I could find 
another one in good shape, when I have the money, I'd probably get it though 
I really don't have the room here anymore.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: ham radio deluxe


> Hi Phil.
>
> I think the only things that makes today's radios too complex is that they
> try to make one radio serve too many purposes, and they try too hard to
> minimize the number of radio controls by putting most things on menus.  My
> old Kenwood TS130S had just about the right balance between performance 
> and
> complexity.  Didn't have to get the book out very often for that radio!
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 08:01 PM 6/19/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>>I am getting to old to buy any more radioes that you have to go to night
>>school to learn how to operate.  Give me the HT37 any day.  In fact, if 
>>you
>>have one, I'll give you 25 bucks for it if you pay the shipping to Denver,
>>grin.  Toss in the HQ180X and I might even up it to 50 dollars but you 
>>still
>>have to pay the shipping.  It took me three months to learn how to program
>>my Kenwood V7A and then I went for several months without the need to 
>>change
>>anything until our repeater club droped a 100 Hz sub tone on the input and 
>>I
>>had to get out the manual and figure everything out all over again.  My 
>>old
>>Drake TR22 I first got for 2 meters is starting to sound pretty simple
>>compared to all this stuff you guys are doing now.  When I had my FT757GX
>>with the software up and running, I must admit, all them memory channels,
>>dual V F Oes, automatic antenna tuning, and all those extra features were
>>pretty cool.  No more labeling crystals in Braille either.
>>
>>Phil.
>>K0NX
>>
>>The Zenith Tube Website
>>www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
>
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> A.R.S. K2LKK
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