Oh, I get the same thing from my mother, so I get the mod, and tell her,
look in "this area" and I'll show her where, for J1 for example and it some
times takes a while but she finds it and I snip.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: New Radio
> That could never work with me. I have a hard enough time just having them
> explain on how to program new radios the THF6A included. Has anyone had
> that problem with getting sighted assistants? This is something that has
> happened without fail. I'll have gotten a new radio and will have several
> people try to help me out, but they have trouble explaining what I am to
> do in terms of programming and other settings. For example, my THF6A with
> just programming a frequency and PL in. Then with my BC250D scanner, my
> step dad thought there was no way for me to program it but there is but it
> is just a little nerve racking, and I haven't gotten down the entering in
> of LTR talk groups, or Motorola type I programming. What have others done
> with sighted assistants that hasn't worked out? This has been the case
> with me.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, John Miller wrote:
>
>> oh ya, half the time I just have my mother or some one just look for the
>> part number, we find the component and then I do the work, carefully of
>> course but so far that's worked out for me.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 6:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: New Radio
>>
>>
>> > This works out well even with someone who is noon-technical? I have
>> > had
>> > that problem with even going through the manual.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, John Miller wrote:
>> >
>> >> I usually have a sighted person point out the components to cut/remove
>> >> and
>> >> then I do the work on my radios.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 6:27 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: New Radio
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >I have the info somewhere, but I don't think it can be done by a
>> >> >totally
>> >> > blind person. I'm not sure it is easy for a sighted person to do.
>> >> > As
>> >> > I
>> >> > recall, it involves removing some surface mount diodes, and these
>> >> > are
>> >> > the
>> >> > size of a pin head. Not for the faint of heart for sure.
>> >> > 73s
>> >> > Butch Bussen
>> >> > wa0vjr
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
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