Hi,
I like HRO because they are willing to install the Board. Some stores won't do that.
You could always buy another Brand of Radio.
Of course there are other stores. I do not know how many will install the Board.
Colleen, N8TNV;
PS. I do have one radio without a Speech Board and do OK with it. Of course Voice output is nice. I do not program frequencies myself so do not care about that particular issue. It would just make me too nervous to do that.
I accidentally wiped out all and programming on a YAESU 470 HT once.
That wasn't a purr!


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 07:28:53 PM
Subject: Re: well folks, no speech boards for kenwood rigs, for now, and who knows!

>
>
> I usually buy everything from HRO, since I can get next day delivery 
> from the Delaware store, but they aren't the only game in town.   Both 
> Giga parts, and R and L  show it in stock.   Of course a phone call may 
> result in a different answer, but I wouldn't climb out on the ledge just 
> yet.    Keep repeating to yourself"X's only a hobby, it's only a hobby..."
> 
> 73 and good luck, Steve KW3A
> 
> On 7/31/2012 6:50 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > Whether a used or new Kenwood rig, if you need the vgs1 speech board, =
> > for now, forget it! Ham radio outlet, all 5 stores, are out of them, =
> > and, Kenwood has none, you read that right, none. HRO has been =
> > backordered, for a month.
> > So, that's where Kenwoods are, these days.
> > 73,
> > Trippy, ac8s
> >
> >
> >