Hi R J & List,

The TH-F6A is an excellent accessible rig for a totally blind person for 
several reasons.

The menu system is arranged in a logical way in that the most regularly used 
items are quickest to access.  Although it is complex after a bit of study 
it can be mastered with minimal difficulty.  The menus are accessible via 
the tuning knob and the joy stick.  The menus wrap but at the beginning of 
the series there is a beep.  All one must do is count clicks of the tuning 
knob and you will not get lost.  The keys on the radios key pad emit beeps 
of different frequencies depending on what functions are set.  The most used 
functions are accessible via the key pad.

All the radios functions can be set via the methods outlined above.

In addition there are cheat sheets available that have all the menus and 
programming instructions in accessible electronic form.  You can get them at 
http://www.icanworkthisthing.com or http://www.handiham.org

On the software side the radio can be programmed via software provided by 
Kenwood as well as other venders that works with screenreaders.

The radio transmits on 144, 222, and 440 MHz as well as having general 
coverage capability.

As far as price I have seen the TH-F6A ranging from $280 through $330.

I hope this helps.


Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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