There's no software for that radio, or if there is, I've never heard of it.
Honestly, yaesu isn't blind friendly, and they just plain don't care, I've
had that conversation with them a couple times now.
John Miller N1UMJ
Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
to chat with me AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Mann" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: 1 advantage to having the w4mq software
> Clayton. Yaesus are not known for that type of accessibility. You can
> however, get some software that will connect to a computer, and work the
> radio from that angle. Let me know what I can do. You can email me
> privately if you like. Thanks
> Justin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clayton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: 1 advantage to having the w4mq software
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a client who it totally blind and uses a YAESU FT-234 MK2
Hand-Held
> > Radio. She needs a device to audibly read the frequency information
from
> > the LCD display on the unit. If anyone has any suggestions as to a
device
> > that will cover a small LCD area and convert the numerals into spoken
> > information, it would be greatly appreciated. This seems to be a common
> > issue with anyone using LCD displays.
> >
> > Clayton Peterson
> > Technology Director
> > SAAVI (Southern Arizona Association for Visually Impaired)
> > 3767 E Grant Rd
> > Tucson, AZ 85716
> > 520-795-1331, x330
> > Fax 520-795-1336
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> > www.saavi.us
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of shawn klein
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 2:19 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: 1 advantage to having the w4mq software
> >
> >
> > It's a mystery to me now. All you're supposed to have
> > to do is type connect to take control, but I tried it
> > last night, and I tried it just now, and it doesn't
> > respond to any of the chat commands. When I first
> > tried it weeks ago, as soon as I'd connected via
> > echolink it started sending me the frequency it was on
> > every ten seconds or so. It doesn't do that now. I'm
> > going to check the echolink yahoo group for any new
> > messages about it, because they've certainly done
> > something new. The chat commands link is still there
> > on the web-page, but there isn't anything saying u can
> > use them without the software anymore, so I have a
> > feeling that option is gone. It certainly isn't
> > available on the other remotes' web-pages. I hadn't
> > checked them out till last night actually.They all say
> > you need the software from w4mq to operate them.
> >
> > --- Tracy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Hello.
> > > Once your on the w4mq remote, how do you logg in as
> > > sysop?
> > > I can't find a way from the chat tranciever and from
> > > the help pages, it
> > > sounds like you have to type in some type of loggin
> > > command from the text
> > > area of echolink to log on the system but it wasn't
> > > realy all that clear how
> > > to actually logg in.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "shawn klein" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:37 PM
> > > Subject: 1 advantage to having the w4mq software
> > >
> > >
> > > > I didn't know about this, you can't operate cw
> > > > straight from echolink, but I'm listening to a guy
> > > > doing just that, obviously he's using the program.
> > > > There certainly aren't any text messages comming
> > > through
> > > >
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