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Gary Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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For Mark.

Please send the manual to 
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as well.  I'll edit and get it up on icanworkthisthing.com.



Gary Lee
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On Jun 24, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Mark wrote:

> Hi Trippy, ac8s,
>     Well, good news. I managed to find a way to get the pdf manual for your
> antenna tuner. Then I converted it to a text file. It looks like the
> conversion went well. Now then, The list server won't let me send an
> attachment, and it says that when I paste the manual in to the body of an
> E-Mail that the message is twice as long as the maximum message length
> allowed. So, this is what I need you to do for me. Could you shoot me an
> E-Mail at:
> [log in to unmask]
> Then, I can send the manual to you directly. There is light at the end of
> the tunnel.
> 
> God bless,
> Mark
> 
> God Loves you!
> You can visit my website at:
> http://christiantraditions.info
> Please visit my blog at:
> http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com
> My Authors Page is:
> httP://www.amazon.com/author/marktorgerson
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Harry Brown
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 10:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: this is just ridiculous, this whole thing! I need some help
> here!
> 
> Hi Mark,
> Wow, Thanks, for this!
> If you can do this, you'll have done plenty for me!
> Here's the link to the actual page for the mfj 949E!
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/support.php?productid=3DMFJ-949E
> Now on that page, you'll see some text that says,
> "Product User Manual", and below that text, is a link which says
> *MFJ-949E.pdf
> That's the link you want to click on, and you'll then be able to =
> download the .pdf file of the user manual!
> Thank you so much for this!
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: Mark=20
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:27 AM
>  Subject: Re: this is just ridiculous, this whole thing! I need some =
> help here!
> 
> 
>  Hi Trippy,
>       Well, there isn't much I can do about most of the things you =
> mentioned.
>  However, If you can connect me up with that PDF manual, I will try to =
> get it
>  in accessible format for you. I wish I could do more.
> 
>  God bless,
>  Mark
> 
>  God Loves you!
>  You can visit my website at:
>  http://christiantraditions.info
>  Please visit my blog at:
>  http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com
>  My Authors Page is:
>  httP://www.amazon.com/author/marktorgerson
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: For blind ham radio operators =
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>  On Behalf Of Harry Brown
>  Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:16 AM
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Subject: this is just rediculous, this whole thing! I need some help =
> here!
> 
>  Hi all,
>  Well, folks, here's how far I've gotten with getting on hf, I have =3D
>  not!!!
>  First, I still can't use the handiham remote base. The software won't =
> =3D
>  respond.
>  2nd. Echo link is, well, who knows how I can get that to work.
>  I couldn't get them my license on Thursday night, because my number =
> =3D
>  wasn't in the stupid phone book, my number. So, I couldn't validate =
> via =3D
>  telephone.
>  I tryed to fax it, and the cover page, and they didn't get the cover =
> =3D
>  page!
>  So, then, tonight, I tryed to upload the file, and the .....s you fill =
> =3D
>  in the blanks, did not and would not, accept, a text file, which I =3D
>  scanned.  They only want a .jpg, a .png, or a .tif, file.
>  So, now I have to get my friend, Rick, wo8m, to fax the cover page and =
> =3D
>  the license, all over, again!
>  3rd. There is another hf remote base, which is ran by kb8zgl, and he =
> =3D
>  said I can use it with skype, and I don't have to use echo link.
>  However, it's so damn complicated to use. He says Rick, can help me, =
> =3D
>  since he can see it.
>  That's really great for a blind person!
>  The key commands are so damn confusing!
>  4th. The mfj 949E antenna tuner. I got the tuner, but we can't get on =
> =3D
>  the balcony to do anything with the antenna we have up and try to tune =
> =3D
>  it, since they just coated the balcony with varnish, or whatever the =
> =3D
>  he.. they use for outside coating, till Monday, and even after we can =
> do =3D
>  that Monday night, folks, I just went to the mfj enterprizes web site, =
> =3D
>  and downloaded the manual for the 949E, and it's a pdf. So, I thought, =
> =3D
>  ok, I'll just convert this to a word file, or, to a text file.
>  Not so fast! My computer froze up 2 times when I tryed to open it in =
> =3D
>  Adobe, and I couldn't convert it to anything to read, and like I said, =
> I =3D
>  couldn't open the damn thing in the pdf format!
>  So, I have no idea what I'm doing, after I disable the autotuner on =
> the =3D
>  570!
>  I know the antenna plugs into the tuner, but I have to plug the jumper =
> =3D
>  cable which goes from the tuner to the 570, and I thought I'd be able =
> to =3D
>  read the manual to tell me how to do it! I use to have the kenwood =3D
>  ts120, and loved that rig, and there was no auto tuner. So, I just =3D
>  connected the jumper cable from the antenna tuner to the antenna plug =
> on =3D
>  the back of the 120.
>  5th. No ride for field day! I got a call from a guy who said he'd get =
> =3D
>  transportation for me to field day, so, I called him back and left a =
> =3D
>  message, and no call back. I just wonder if he'll do it or not, since =
> =3D
>  the hams in this town are all talk and no action!
>  I'm not gonna chase him, I don't play the chase game. I don't know if =
> =3D
>  any of you do, but I won't play that game. When someone says they'll =
> =3D
>  call ya back, they need to call ya back.
>  I swear something doesn't want me on hf ever again!
>  And don't mention 2 meters, that's not working either!
>  So, I wonder if I'm the only one not on the air today?
>  73,
>  Trippy, ac8s, who just doesn't think anything will ever change

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