I talked to the folks at the FCC this morning (actually yesterday morning) and
they told me there is no accessible digital converter box for a totally blind
person. Someone's supposed to call me back to talk about it since with
Goverment mandates it may be part 255 and ADA violations.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, John Miller wrote:
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:56:21 -0400
> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
>
> I don't hardly have any eyes around here, my dog can't help me yet though he
> tries so hard, and no one else is ever around here. My only real show is
> about 1 morning every other week or so.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
>
>
> > Of course, there are those of us who have no eyes around and really do
> > have to
> > deal with accessibility issues. It becomes a completely different ball
> > game
> > when something has to be 100% accessible in order to be of use.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:29:27 -0400
> >> From: Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >>
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> The tag line is funny, since the Start Trek episodes on DVD are one of
> >> the
> >> things that I cannot access (except for the first episode on each disk)
> >> because of the stupid menu that they have set up.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >>
> >> At 09:40 PM 3/10/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >Hi Lou,
> >> >I share your frustration with the lack of accessibility to set top boxes
> >> >and
> >> >the like, but I am not letting this inaccessible world shut me out! I
> >> >have
> >> >used receivers and transmitters that didn't talk, cell phones that
> >> >didn't
> >> >have voice synthesizers in them and I used to tune up my old DX 100 by
> >> >listening to the transformer hum and I used to set the drive by
> >> >listening to
> >> >the time it took for the meter needle to return to the 0 stop. But I'm
> >> >not
> >> >going to give up on any communication mode because of ignorance. That
> >> >also
> >> >includes digital ssb which I think sounds terrible, but I'm hoping that
> >> >it
> >> >will get better with time.
> >> >I'm going to keep accessing the difficult because it is a challenge!
> >> >Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> >Skype name: bobtinn
> >> >Live Long and Prosper!
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:20 PM
> >> >Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hi.
> >> >
> >> >With the fiasco that I've had with DVDs and accessibility, I've pretty
> >> >well
> >> >decided to cease to receive television signals when analog goes dark.
> >> >I'm
> >> >sick of wasting money on things that the industry decides will be
> >> >obsolete
> >> >long before it wears out, and I detest of filling landfills just so
> >> >someone
> >> >can make a heap of money.
> >> >
> >> >They can stick their DTV.
> >> >
> >> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >At 11:37 PM 3/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >> > >You have to use it within 90 days but the catch is they're only going
> >> > >to
> >> > >issue
> >> > >something like 30 million of them so if you wait too long you won't
> >> > >get
> >> > >one but
> >> > >if you buy now it may be nearly a year before you can use the box and
> >> > >it
> >> > >surely
> >> > >may have developed problems by then. Its never for electronics to
> >> > >sit.
> >> > >
> >> > >Last I heard they'd already issued about a third of the coupons they
> >> > >intend
> >> > >to
> >> > >give out.
> >> > >
> >> > >Tom
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >> > >web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >> > >
> >> > >On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Butch Bussen wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:19:46 -0700
> >> > > > From: Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > > Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators
> >> > > > <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > > Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I think you have to use the coupon within 30 days, I do know there
> >> > > > is a
> >> > > > time limit, so don't apply until you're ready to buy.
> >> > > > 73s
> >> > > > Butch Bussen
> >> > > > wa0vjr
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008,
> >> > > > Bob Tinney wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Hi,
> >> > > > > I've been putting off getting a converter box, but the discussion
> >> > > > > on
> >> > > > > this
> >> > > > > list reminded me to apply for 2 coupons as my audio tv receivers
> >> > > > > are
> >> > > analog
> >> > > > > and are not hooked to cable. Just google "digital converter box
> >> > > coupon" and
> >> > > > > fill out the form.
> >> > > > > 73
> >> > > > > Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> > > > > Skype name: bobtinn
> >> > > > > Live Long and Prosper!
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >--
> >> > >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> > >Checked by AVG.
> >> > >Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1324 - Release Date:
> >> > >3/10/2008
> >> > >7:27 PM
> >> >
> >> >Louis Kim Kline
> >> >A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> >Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> >Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> >Checked by AVG.
> >> >Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1324 - Release Date:
> >> >3/10/2008
> >> >7:27 PM
> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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