Blind-Accessible HF Radios
Summary
Earlier versions of the Kenwood TH-D74A are the most accessible hand-held HF radios. A review by Chris, WB9RSQ is here.
Chris has also posted audio user guides for the radio, starting with a general introduction you can listen to here.
Note added 10/8/2021: Kenwood discontinued production of the TH-D74A because a critical component is no longer available. Dual band handheld transceivers (from other manufacturers) with voice prompts are not affected by this problem.
*Note added 5/31/2022: Kenwood now lists specifications for the revised TH-D74A as a tri-band (VHF/UHF) radio. HF transmission capability has been removed.
For a base-station or portable HF radio, there are many choices of speech-synthesizers indexed here.
If you prefer a radio with a built-in speech synthesizer, Kenwood radios are the most accessible brand. Kenwood speech cards for various models are described here.
Additional information for hams with low vision is in a separate page about Accessible Transceivers.
The Active Elements web site for blind hams by Kelvin, M0AID, has reviews of radios and an email group.
Author Information
Peter DeNeef, AE7PD, is an Extra Class amateur radio operator in the U.S. This website has no ads or conflicts of interest.
Email: HamRadioAndVision *at* gmail *dot* com.
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