the seeing eye just perchased a hybrid car specifically to help train the
dogs to be aware of them and to do what they can to help train handlers to
be aware of them or what to listen to, or how to react to their dog when the
dog sees the car but the handler can't hear it.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> Hi.
>
> What concerns me greatly is the new nearly noiseless hybrid vehicles that
> can come up on you without you even knowing they are there. Seems to me
> that for sighted and non-sighted people alike, some safety standards need
> to be set so that a car will make a certain amount of noise to alert
> pedestrians that they are there.
>
>
> And now would probably be the best time to set those standards, while
there
> are still not very many of them around.
> 73, de Lou K2LKKAt 09:47 AM 3/16/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
> >well, thankfully if you have a situation like that, the seeing eye has
dogs
> >that can be, or are, specifically trained for rural travel....IE on the
edge
> >of the road or in the ditch or on the vurdge or what ever.
> >And, the nice thing about fast moving cars and other vehicles, is they
make
> >quite a bit more noise then a slow moving vehicle so you have a bit more
> >warning time to get out of the way.
> >73
> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 6:54 AM
> >Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> >
> >
> > > Be glad you're not in my neighborhood, there are no sidewalks and the
> >road's
> > > so narrow, the way some people fly down here, I don't think I'd want
to
> >walk
> > > alone. There's nothing with in 5 miles of me anyway but this is the
only
> > > good neighborhood left in town so I'm staying here for a bit.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:53 AM
> > > Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> > >
> > >
> > > > this will be my third dog, first from the seeing eye.
> > > > Yes, they are worth more then their weight in gold.
> > > > I had to retire my last guide after having her only a year because
she
> > > > wanted to be a pet more then a guide dog.
> > > > There was just something a little uncomfortable about her wanting to
use
> > > > the
> > > > street instead of the sidewalk because there was less snow on the
> > > > street...which, while an intelligent choice, less snow, clear path,
it
> > > > wasn't exactly safe for either of us in four lanes of traffic hi hi.
> > > >
> > > > So, now I am relligated to cane use which is enough to make me want
to
> > > > permanetly destroy all canes....I think it is something akin to the
braw
> > > > burning in the 60/70's.
> > > > 73
> > > > Colin, V A6BKX
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:36 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Colin.
> > > >>
> > > >> Is this your first dog, or are you a veteran dog user? I've never
> >worked
> > > >> with Seeing Eye, so I can't answer your questions, but want to wish
you
> > > >> well on the training.
> > > >>
> > > >> A good dog is worth its weight in gold, in my opinion. I've only
had
> >one
> > > >> dog, but she has been tremendous. I hope it works out well for
you.
> > > >>
> > > >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > > >>
> > > >> At 11:34 PM 3/14/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >> >Hi all:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Has anyone on the list ever been to the seeing eye and used the
ham
> > > > station
> > > >> >they have set up there?
> > > >> >I understand it contains a tm v7A and a ts570 with a dipole on the
> >roof
> > > > for
> > > >> >HF.
> > > >> >I am wondering how well the HF station, or the 2m/70CM station
> >performs
> > > >> >there.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >I am going for a dog at the end of April.
> > > >> >Also, does anyone know of any echolink/IRLP nodes on simplex that
are
> > > >> >located within 2M or 70CM range of the morse town training
facility?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >I ask because I intend to set up an echolink node at my home qth
which
> > > > will
> > > >> >be on a popular local simplex freq and I want to be able to link
back
> > > > either
> > > >> >via the school's radio, or via my HT or if all else fails, via the
> > > > computer.
> > > >> >The computer might be a difficult undertaking since firewalls need
to
> >be
> > > >> >configured for those specific ports, and networks are often
difficult
> >to
> > > > get
> > > >> >ports forwarded bassed on an individuals needs.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >If anyone has a listing of repeaters or node frequencies that are
> >within
> > > >> >range of moris town NJ, could you please send them my way.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >73
> > > >> >Colin, V A6BKX
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
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> > > >> >11:27 AM
> > > >>
> > > >> Louis Kim Kline
> > > >> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> > > >> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
> > > >>
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> >12:33 PM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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