On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:58:33 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
wrote:

"Dick" wrote ...
It would be hard for me to figure out why an HRO sales person couldn't
program a Kenwood. It's too much trouble on any radio without a
computer when you have hundreds of frequencies to input, along with
various option settings. With the free Kenwood software and a cable
it is a simple chore.

I got the impression it wasn't the computer-connected programming
issue, but remembering the "menu-structure" of all the features
when using it in the field. He said that (at least for him) the Yaesu
was easier to remember the button sequences than the Kenwood.


From a practical standpoint, you aren't going to be doing that much
programming in the field. Mostly it will be changing power levels and
frequencies. If most repeater frequencies are programmed in by
computer, all you would ever need to do beyond power and frequency in
the field would be to change the tone freq. Shouldn't be that hard to
learn to do one thing. I have had my F6A for a couple of years and
field programming has never been an issue. If it was, I would be in
trouble. :-)

Dick