Hi Bob,
You have raised an interesting point.  It is hard to say where a
person might see all the gear made, or more correctly, easily used by
a blind ham.  Handiham camp might well be a good source.  Not only
for the commercially supplied equipment, but for the things that
Handihams have developed for our use.
An ACB or NFB national meeting might be a good place to meet blind
hams and pick up on what has been developed by us, for us.  Other
than that, a trip to HRO or AES with some idea of what you want to
see and have demonstrated might also be a source.
This list, also, is a great venue for learning what is available and
how we have managed to make it work.
Thanks for letting me share my ideas.
Pat, K9JAU
P S  Good luck with the upcoming surgery.At 03:37 PM 8/19/2005, you wrote:
>The list seems to be a little quiet and so I thought I would ask; Where is
>the best place to go to see all of the ham gear modified for the blind at
>one time.  Does the Handiham camp have lots of venders displaying their
>stuff or is there some kind of a trade show where one could go to see all of
>the stuff in one place?  I know that we are a very small minority, thank God
>;it would be nice if none of us were blind, but there should be one place at
>least once a year where we could go to see the latest and greatest.  Reviews
>are nice but......
>
>I thought about this when I looked into the Soundssweet speakers.  If they
>can do all that they say they can they would definitely be worth the $119
>that they cost but that's pretty steep to replace a $2 speaker if there
>isn't a real dramatic difference.  If you haven't seen one or looked into
>them their website is:
>
>www.soundssweet.com
>
>Next Wednesday I go to the hospital to have a whipple procedure done and
>that's going to take me out of circulation for quite some time.  It's one of
>the most nasty adnominal surgeries there is.  Please keep a good thought for
>me at that time.
>
>Bob Humbert   kg6yaa