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Shaun Oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:29:52 +1100
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a suggestion.
if you have openbook or some other kind of ocr, you could translate the 
pdf into readable text.
I've had to do this with a couple of alinco manuals I have laying around 
here.

Shaun,
vk2fese,


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On 31/12/2008 3:37 PM, we were able to ascertain that Ed Malmgren 
pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
> Doug, I bought both the A R R L handbook also the Antenna book both on C D 
> several years ago and have never been able to get Jaws to read either of 
> them.  Haven't tried lately however and maybe now with later version of Jaws 
> it could be done.  73
> Ed  K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Payne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:30 PM
> Subject: Accessibility of ARRL Antenna Book
> 
> 
>> Hello Listers,
>>
>> does anyone know whether the PDF version of this book, which ships on the
>> companion CD, is screen-reader friendly? I don't expect the graphs or
>> diagrams to be accessible, but I would like to be able to read the basic
>> text.
>>
>> On a related note, does the ARRL "Basic Antennas" book include a companion
>> CD with a PDF version of the text?
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Doug
>> AC7T (Formerly N8IWC) 
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