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Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 Nov 2013 20:00:44 -0500
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Welcome aboard, Miguel. Sorry, I don’t have one of these radios, but I’m sure that you’ll find some help here. Also, I wish my Spanish was as bad as your English is. 

Vy 73 OM,
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Doug and Sheilla Emerson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Welcome to the list, Miguel. Your english is fine. It is no worse than mine. 
> Enjoy the list and stay with us for a long, long time. Doug, N6NFF 
> California, U S A
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Steve Forst
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 3:04 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Presentation, IC-7000 accessibility and tricks
> 
> Hi Miguel,
> 
> Welcome to the list.  I don't have this radio, but  here is a review
> from a blind ham on the 7000:
> 
> http://active-elements.org/2012/12/11/ic-7000-accessibility-revieww/
> 
> Hope this is of some help.
> 
> Don't worry about your English.   We have native English speakers on
> this list who don't do as well as you.
> 
> 73, Steve  KW3A - near Philadelphia Pennsylvania
> 
> On 11/4/2013 4:55 PM, Miguel González wrote:
>> Dear colleagues.
>> First, I introduce myself . My QRA is Miguel, EA3GZA , from Spain .
>> I'm an HAM operator since 2007 and I am totally blind.
>> So far , I have worked in VHF and UHF bands with Kenwood TM- V7e
>> equipment and talkie TH- F7E .
>> But now , I have decided to make the leap to the wonderful world of HF .
>> I recived an Icom IC- 7000 and W - 8010 Diamond antenna dipole .
>> Now , I have many questions , many questions , which I hope you can help
>> me to be resolved.
>> Does anyone of you have the IC- 7000 and used it ? What tricks do you
>> recommend? How accessible is for blind people ? Maybe better connected
>> to a PC troughtmHam Radio Deluxe software ?
>> Anyway , any experience I will help me.
>> On the other hand , I wonder if there is any SWR meter with speech
>> synthesis, or some TTS automatic ATU for power and SWR measures, witch I
>> can use myself independently.
>> I hope your help and your comments, thank you in advance and I want to
>> help as well as I can.
>> Regards, 73, good radio and good DX .
>> 
>> Sorry for my poor written english.
>> 
>> 
>> 

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