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OPERATING THIS UNIT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, IM GLAD IT DOESNT HAVE A TOUCH
SCREEN.  THE FULL KEYPAD IS EASY TO USE AND ALLOWS ME TO COMPLETELY CONTROL
THE RADIO.  RADIOS WITH TOUCHSCREENS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR INTUITIVE
CONTROLS, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, YOU MAY TOUCH SOMETHING ACCIDENTALLY
WHILE OPERATING THE RADIO, OR EVEN CHANGE FREQUENCY UNINTENTIONALLY DURING
A CONTACT.  THE LIGHTED KEYPAD SEE FIGURE 1 IS VERY SMOOTH, BUT ITS NOT
SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH NORMAL OPERATION.  ERGONOMICALLY, I
FOUND THIS RADIO TO BE VERY WELL DESIGNED.  THE TH D74A IS THE HEAVIEST OF
MY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF HANDHELDS.  WITH THE STOCK ANTENNA AND BATTERY,
THE AVERAGE WEIGHT IS 10R75 OUNCES, WHILE THE TH D74A IS 12R3 OUNCES.  THIS
HEFT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PERCEPTION OF QUALITY WHILE HOLDING IT.  THE TH
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