There are a lot of radios out there with the feature to make the display,
frequency and some times S meter readings, menu settings ETC, talk, it tells
you what the settings are, so long as you stay away from yaesu that is.2
meter stuff like that is a little harder to find, but I believe there are a
couple on the market today and I know of a lot of radios on the used market
that are great radios that can do that.
John Miller N1UMJ
Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendell Hall" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: ^ Newbie information
> Hi guys, I'm sorry to belabor the point, but please indulge me. I checked
> out handiham.org and didn't find what I was looking for; handihams.org
still
> gives a 500 server error.
>
> I can't imagine how to help my friend's Dad do such things as figure out
what
> frequency his radio's LCD display indicates. This is something that,
being
> sighted, I take for granted. All of my radios have LCD displays and I've
> never had to consider how I would know what frequency I was transmitting
on
> without them.
>
> I have no doubt that my friend's Dad could listen to the tapes and get a
> license; after all he just retired from his position as a teacher at the
> Maryland School for the Blind. But I am lacking in imagination, I guess,
as
> to how to make ham radios work for someone who cannot see.
>
> I'm thinking that software-controlled radios would be the easy way to make
it
> happen. I know there are software applications which will speak what is
on
> the screen, and while I imagine that would be a bit clumsy it could work.
>
> But my experience in ham radio so far is using Handie-talkies, which do
not
> to my knowledge have an easy way for someone who cannot see their displays
to
> find out what frequency they are on, much less manipulate the concatenated
> commands necessary to access more complicated operating modes from their
> keypads.
>
> Once again, I'm sorry to bother you all, and maybe I'm less than the best
> Elmer for my friend's Dad, but if you have an idea where I can go for help
> please speak up.
>
> TNX DE N3KKE
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