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On 9/11/2012 11:01 AM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> I remember mailing a large box of print books to the local
> Recording for the Blind office.  I mailed the box which weighed
> probably 30 pounds from Berkeley to Palo Alto maybe 40 miles
> distant and it got there just fine in a few days.  The post
> office didn't complain at all, just asked me what was in the box.
> I told them it was books in print to be recorded for use by blind
> people, back before RFB was not RFB and d.  They do have the
> right to open and inspect the contents as I recall.  Jim WA6EKS
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:45:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>
> We do "fre matter" mailings from my office, large print for the
> most
> part and they usually arrive the next day, as good as first
> class.  Before I learned that I also thought that free matter
> went
> with the magazines and advertising!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 02:33 AM 9/11/2012, you wrote:
> is there an actual definition somewhere of what can be considered
> as free
> matter for the blind?
> I always kind of considered it to be the slowest method of
> sending something
> for free too, or from a blind person.
> Regardless of the package contents...though the braille or large
> print thing
> seems sensible.
> I've received quite a number of packages sent via free matter for
> the blind
> that were certainly not braille or print materials lol.
> Hey, if the chinese can mark "toy" on their radios when they send
> them to
> north america, then I'm sure one can pretty easily send a keyer
> via free
> matter.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>
>
>   Well shucks Steve, if I put braille on the outside, who's gonna
>   know? Anyway, it wouldn't cost that much to ship the thing.  I
>   wondered who would catch me on my lose interpretation of the
> Free
>   Matter deal! Jim
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Date sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:18:10 -0400
>   Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>
>   Jim,
>
>   You can't send that keyer Free Matter; it has nothing to do with
>   blindness.
>   Free Matter only applies to braille or print, and possibly to
>   some
>   authorized devices such as NLS equipment, but definitely not to
>   that keyer.
>
>   Steve
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>   To: <[log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 20:01
>   Subject: Old keyer available
>
>
>   Hi list, I have an old Curtis keyer circa 1973 or so.  I would
>   like to trade it for something but I don't know what.  The thing
>   works fine on either AC or a 9 VDC battery, not included.  Also
>   am not including a paddle or straight key.  The keyer works
>   great
>   and I also put a 1/8 inch audio jack in the top so you can
>   connect it to another speaker or whatever else you might want.
>   If interested, contact me off list [log in to unmask] I
>   should be able to send it free matter because it's a
>   communications device.  73, Jim WA6EKS
>