What is the BTV or whatever magaizie about, and can I get it from my local
library for the blind? Also, if there is anything else on tape I could get
even let me know.  I'vebbeen away from the computer here a lot due to
obbligtaions at home and at the internship but any more info would be
appreciated, and thanks in advance.





On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Mike Freeman wrote:

> You *bet* there'd be interest in another service such aw BTP was -- not
> only in the mag but in the explanatory materials re electronics that were
> regularly sent as supplements to the mag.  I read BTP regularly for a
> decade and religiously saved all the supplements as well as the mags.  Got
> lost in a move, though.
>
> I'd give my eye teeth for a full collection of BTP including supplements
> even now.
>
> Theoretically, the Smith-Kettlewell Technical Letter somewhat takes the
> place of BTP but haven't seen it for a while.
>
> Anyway, more power to you if you are interested in starting something like
> that up again!
>
> 73!
>
> Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
> Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >
> ... Go M's!!!!!
>
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, McCloskey, Anthony wrote:
>
> > Hi all:
> > Someone on the list was asking about an electronics text in braille.  Well,
> > I don't know of any up to date ones, but recordings for the blind has a
> > couple that may help.  One is solid state design for the radio amateur.  Rfb
> > did a good job on schematic descriptions  in this one, and it has a lot of
> > good basic information in it.
> > Another good basic book is introduction to rf design by Chris Bowick, also
> > available at rfb.  This one covers a lot of basic passive filter design and
> > a couple of chapters on solid state design.
> > For some good basic information on digital techniques rfb also has the ttl
> > cook book by Don lancaster.  They also did a good job of schematic
> > descriptions on this one.
> > Also available from rfb is the active filter cook book which has some good
> > background on op-amps and active filter design.
> > I had most of these books read by rfb, and they did a good job on them.  I
> > found that you must tell them that good schematic descriptions are essential
> > or sometimes they will skip them or just give a very schetchy description
> > which is of no use.  If you want an example of a very poor job of schematic
> > descriptions, look at rfb's recording of the 1977 arrl handbook.  In many
> > cases they eliminated the schematics which made the book totally useless in
> > my mind.
> > One of the problems today is that there is no good source for information
> > about electronics for blind people such as the braille technical press was
> > about 20 years ago.  I think that with a little work something like that
> > could be started again.  Let me know if there would be any interest in
> > something like that.
> > Hope this info helps.
> >
> > Tony McCloskey, WA3CAO
> >
>