Shaun:
I, and probably plenty of others on this list agree with you.
But, somehow, it's hard to get the obvious through to the people that really
matter.
It just amazes me, for example, that LDG comes up with some top knotch and
very affordable talking watt meters (i.e. the TW1 and TW2), only to have
them discontinued for whatever reason several years down the road.
This adaptive technology thing is something we have to keep pushing. And,
maybe one way to do so is show how sighted folks can benefit from it too.
I would think it's sure nice to be doing something and not have to look at
the screen on the radio or the meter all the time.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: icom IC-718
> perhaps a few,,, rather,,, enough of us should email icom and politely
> of course, request they find a way of enabling their radios functions to
> speak through the UT-102. if Kenwood are able to provide a reasonably
> accessible radio with little more than some thought given to firmware
> and design, why can't the rest follow suit?
> food for thought.
>
> Shaun,
> vk2fese,
> web sites:
> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> skype: brailledude
>
>
> On 20/10/2008 5:24 AM, the old scribe known as T Behler was able to
> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>> John:
>>
>> I agree with you here, but I think Shaun is talking about when you set
>> things up in the initial set menu. I never played with locking out
>> modes,
>> but I don't think any of the settings in the initial set menu talk as you
>> adjust them by turning the tuning knob.
>>
>> That's why I had to get initial sighted assistance, but once that was
>> done,
>> I was pretty well set.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: icom IC-718
>>
>>
>>> Most icom radios will read the mode right out of the box as well as
>>> frequency and S meter. I don't know on that one but most will.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:06 AM
>>> Subject: Re: icom IC-718
>>>
>>>
>>>> Shaun:
>>>>
>>>> I don't think the UT102 will read the modes out as you select them with
>>>> the
>>>> tuning dial in the initial set menu.
>>>>
>>>> When I first got my IC718, I was fortunate enough to have sighted
>>>> assistance
>>>> to help with the initial set-up, to be sure that I had things the way I
>>>> needed them.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have my 718 any more, so can't doublecheck the mode readout in
>>>> initial set-up for you, but I think I'm right.
>>>>
>>>> A couple of more thoughts here:
>>>>
>>>> Despite some deficiencies in overall blind accessibility, the Ic718 is
>>>> sure
>>>> a great little rig. ... I had and used one for about six years, until I
>>>> sold
>>>> it to get enough money for one of my TS480's. I always got very good
>>>> audio
>>>> and signal reports. It is really an amazing little radio, especially
>>>> given
>>>> the price.
>>>>
>>>> When you get your 718, please e-mail me privately, and I'll send you
>>>> all
>>>> the
>>>> documentation I have on the rig. I kept the files, since I thought
>>>> they
>>>> might be of help to someone else on down the line.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck, and keep me posted.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:09 PM
>>>> Subject: icom IC-718
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all, I'm a month or two off purchasing an Icom IC-718.
>>>>> I'll direct this question at tom as he seems to know enough about the
>>>>> 718 at this juncture.
>>>>> what I'd like to know is,
>>>>> if you're in the initial set menu, and you want to set something up
>>>>> say,
>>>>> the mode select function to lock out modes you're not legally allowed
>>>>> to
>>>>> operate, do you get any indication at all, whether it be via beep, or
>>>>> output from the ut-102 as to the mode you're on before you lock it out
>>>>> with the tuning dial?
>>>>> I plan on locking out the RTTY modes and using USB, LSB, AM, and both
>>>>> cw
>>>>> modes.
>>>>> I don't want to have to cycle through them all if I don't have to.
>>>>> thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Shaun,
>>>>> vk2fese,
>>>>> web sites:
>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>>
>>
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