Both the wouxun and the Boafeng will speak the numbers as you enter the 
frequency, but they do not tell you what frequency you are tuned to.  The 
Wouxun announces what memory number yoou are on if your in memory mode.  The 
Boafeng does not tell you the memory number until you hit either the up or 
down arrow keys.  Both HTs do speak some of the menu items, but not all of 
them.

A local ham friend of mine bought a Boafeng ht at Dayton last may and the HT 
wouldn't go in to memory mode.  You could save memories, but you couldn't go 
in to memory mode.  Our local club is going to use that HT as a Fox in a fox 
hunt one of these days!

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: chinese handhelds


No just the channel number.  What rig did you see? One of our members got a
new one also think it's a TDX or something like that.

Barb K1EIR
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: chinese handhelds

Hi;
My local radio club did a demo of the "latest" Chinese hand helds.
Unfortunately speech wasn't mentioned so I had a chat after the meeting.
  I've determined that these radios speak the frequency as its entered
and apparently some menu items speak.  As for memory channels there was
some discussion as to whether they will speak just the Chanel number or
frequency.  We couldn't get it to speak anything other than the Chanel
number.  What other type of audio feedback if any should one get with
these radios?  Also what are the differences between the two brands?
Thanks
-- 
richard