I know for a fact the RFB&D has the current Now You're Talking.  I read it
but Gordon West from HandiHam is 100 times better.  It was easy to
understand and Now You're Talking put me to sleep.  I think this thread is
kind of going nowhere.  What do yall think?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: becoming a ham


> Hi Tomi, Rich, and Others.
>         I have been reading this thread on becoming a licensed amateur
radio
> operator and would like to make a few comments.
>         I'm not sure I am in favor of scanning a copy of the license
manual.  The
> main advantage of doing this is that you can convert the scanned document
> into Word format and search for text within that document.  This would
speed
> up the reading process.  However, the problem with scanning is that your
> scanner might not interpret all the words correctly and you might have
> trouble editing what you have scanned.  My recommendations would be:
> 1.  Contacting HandiHams and seeing if they have a digital copy of "Now
> You're Talking.
> 2.  Contacting Recording for the Blind.  You could get a license manual on
> tape or CD from them.  Even though it would be outdated, it would still
give
> you valuable information to help you earn your license.  You could also
> arrange to send them a copy of the license manual and they could record it
> for you.  What does everyone else think of those ideas?  Thanks.
>
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: becoming a ham
>
>
> Tomi;
> Welcome to the group.  You may find that getting your license is the easy
> part.  If your interested in hf then some antenna help will be necessary.
> If that is the case, making friends and getting involved in a local club
can
> be more important than your ticket.  Nothing worse than a new radio and an
> antenna in the box.
> Rich