Hi Fred, I may be mistaken about this but I believe the ts 440 has fm and you don't need an extra board. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 5:21 AM Subject: Newby on the list.Re: question about a IC-706 Hi, guys/yl's/xyl's, My name is Fred, my call is n9bso, and I know nothing about an i c 706 but do have a ts440s but would like to find an f m board for it. I have wanted one of these rigs for years and now I have one, I love it. Fred Olver MSN [log in to unmask] Catch me on 40 meter cw around 7.026 and up. ------------------------------------ Make Unlimited phone calls from your PC to ANY phone in the World! http://www.eboom.com/free/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: question about a IC-706 > I have a question, has anyone used the IC-706, any of them with the voice > board? If so how accessible is it? is there something else you would > recomend over that? I want something smaller then my TS-440 for my camper > and backup in the house. I am not going to go right out now and get it with > all the stuff going non, but I will in the spring at the latest so any info > would be apreciated. Thanks, > 73 N1UMJ > John Miller > aol instant messenger and yahoo messager screen name: JEMracing3