[ICOM] RE : EX 310

[Chris]

> Hi Des , I had 2 of those [EX310] that came with broken 751A's. I still
use
> the radios. They worked well with the voice announced frequency when the
> speech button on the radio was pushed. Simple to put in the radio,
mounting
> to one side of the inside bottom left [facing the rig] of the radio with 4
> screws,instructions are in the op manual. They are adjustable for volume
> [pot adj] and voice speed [cutting a wire] as noted from the operators
> manual. I saw no need for one myself and sold them on ebay. I recieved
> 49.00$ U.S.D. [aprox. as it's been awhile] for one and a bit more for the
> other. Recently,I saw them sell on ebay for over 100.00$ used. They do
come
> up for sale every so often on ebay but I can't say I have seen them posted
> for sale here. I also saw at least 2 posts [possibly QTH but somewhere]
from
> visually challenged hams looking for them. In that respect, I wish I
didn't
> sell them on ebay as I could have helped them out.  I don't know if any
new
> ones are available from Icom or what the original cost was but an email to
> Icom america would take care of that question. I used the money I sold
them
> for a cap upgrade/tuneup. I think they are a waste of money unless you
have
> the need for one as there are other options certainly more usefull, at
least
> to me. You might want to join the icomclassic group as they seem to be
more
> older rig orientated,but responses are usually gotten here as well.
> Regards,Chris,n9xm
> >
> > Recently,  I posted a message looking for some reports and opinions on
the
> > IC-751 speech option module.
> >
> > Had no replies so I'll be a bit more specific.  I believe the option is
> > known as EX310.  How do these things perform and are they still in
> > captivity?  If so, what are they selling for?  Or are they a waste of
> time?
> >
> > I don't need one to overcome a sight impairment but I am currently
setting
> > up my faithful old 751 with all of it's options just as a project.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Des - VK3DMP.
>