One more thing:  test the wireless keyboard before you commit to it.  With
Window-Eyes, using a Dell keyboard, some combinations involving the Insert
and Numpad keys didn't work correctly.  I corrected the problem by plugging
a USB keyboard into that computer, which Judy uses.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 12:55 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ham Radio Deluxe and Jaws Latest Report
> 
> For those interested,
> 
> I just got my HP Netbook loaded with Jaws and a friend found a cable =
> somewhere on the net for about 30 dollars so we could forego building =
> one and thus were able to plug the Netbook right into the Icom 7000.  =
> Anyhow, Saturday, after several hours just playing around with the =
> Netbook, we finally loaded Jaws and then we discovered I was out of =
> authorizations.  Tonight, Monday, on the other hand, I got that taken =
> care of and Jaws now runs normally on the Netbook.  Being unfamiliar =
> with Windows 7 and the Netbook keyboard, I plug a little external =
> keyboard into it to make things easier but I think I'm going to go =
> wireless for the keyboard I'll be using on the Netbook.  The first =
> problem we addressed, my friend, who is not a ham but a computer geek =
> and has done computer repairs for me and my wife for nearly 20 years, =
> discovered the computer, or Netbook computer, plugs into the back of the =
> Icom 7000 using the same jack the QSY ER touch pad uses.  Bummer; =
> especially when you are first learning the software.  I did play around =
> for 40 minutes, before the demo version of Jaws was up, and although =
> Jaws is speaking everything, I took a spin around the various features =
> and there sure were a bunch there.  So many, in fact, I got lost just =
> trying to understand the nature of the program.  But, it is working and =
> now, at my advanced age, I'm back into another cotton picking Learning =
> curve.  I still miss the DOS days.  The Netbook keyboard feels great but =
> with cross keys, such as getting function keys to work, and the like, =
> learning the Netbook keyboard is going to take a lot more time so as I =
> said, a wireless keyboard would probably work out much better.  This =
> Netbook has three USB ports, fortunately, but I wonder if there is going =
> to be a work around for both the Netbook cable and the QSY ER cable =
> problem in plugging the two into the radio.  If anybody has heard, or =
> has solved this problem, let me know.
> 
> Phil.
> K0NX