HI John. I can send you a manual. As far as the key lay-out, I would have to guess as it has been a while since I have had mine, as it is at a friends in California in pieces! GRIN! If I remember though, it is very simular to the ft470. The star key takes you to the memories, and the pound is V F O. Send me a private message at: [log in to unmask] and I will send you the manual. By the way, I had a chance to play with an Icom T90 yesterday and the frequency read-out is excellent. When I am ready to buy, it is going to be a hard choice between it and the Kenwood, but as the Kenwood recieves SSB, and 220 MHz makes a little more sense on a hand held than 6 meters does, I think the Kenwood will still win out, but I sure wish they would come out with a THF6B or something with that feature! GRIN! 73: JOhn ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com