Ron,

I'm not sold on digital for voice.  I don't think you can beat analog 
SSB for efficient transmission of voice, but on FM, digital voice does 
have some advantages.  Audio that is transmitted is noise free until it 
drops out.  You can also send text or pictures at the same time your 
talking if you want to do that.

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

On 12/4/2014 10:41 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\` wrote:
> Bob, okay, I understand, and that is a very good selling point of which I was unaware. At some point, our current rigs are going to be pretty obsolete, giving away to digital voice modes.
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>   
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Tinney [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 9:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]; blind ham radio operators
> Subject: Re: New Rig
>
> Ron,
>
> C4FM digital voice in the wide mode sounds much better than DStar!  I also have a TNV71A and the FTM400DR's only advantage is that it will transmit and receive C4FM digital voice.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
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> On 12/4/2014 8:54 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\` wrote:
>> Bob, first, congratulations on your new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile
>> dual band rig. I am extremely curious; why did you purchase the Yaesu
>> FTM400DR C4FM transceiver as opposed to the Kenwood TM V71A?
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 1:27 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: New Rig
>>
>> I just bought a new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile dual band rig.  Yaesu
>> offers a voice synth and recorder board and I have installed it. There
>> are only 5 buttons on the rig and yu can push the two tuning knobs.  I
>> downloaded the manuals from Yaesu, but they are locked and I haven't heard from Yaesu yet.
>>
>> I will figure it out, and enjoy the challenge, but this is not an easy
>> rig to use, but C4FM interested me!
>>