Well, I did get to chat briefly with Mike Freeman and Jim Kutsch. I hope to
see more of you guys and gals at the ACB convention.

Ron Miller


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 7:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: For those attending the NFB National Convention

and let's not forget the copious amounts of alcohol consumed, and the
fanatic cane waving and general mayhem associated with any venue where 3000
blind people descend with partying in mind hi hi.
I went to one NFB convention, and unfortunately, haven't returned, but have
always wanted to go back for the experience haha.
I simply need to make friends with a blind guy with more money than morals
to sponsor my trip lol.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 1:10 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: For those attending the NFB National Convention

> Hi everyone,
>
> For those who may be attending the NFB National Convention in Orlando
> Florida:
>
>
>
> First, If you're bringing a Scanner, Radio Reference 
> www.radioreference.com has the frequency and talkgroup info you'll 
> need to scan while there. In the Database page, search for "Orlando, 
> FL" and choose the link for Orlando in Orange County. Orlando PD, and 
> Fire Department are carried on the Orange County Public Services P25 
> trunked radio system, along with Orange County Sheriff, Orange County 
> Fire Department and other services. The Rosen Hotel chain uses an LTR 
> trunked radio system, and their info is also available on the Orange 
> County page you'll use to find Orlando info. If you own a
> PSR500
> or PSR600 scanner, I'll be glad to share my Orlando .bin file with 
> you, so you can quickly get your scanner up and running.
>
>
>
> Second, If there's enough interest, I'll have my laptop running the 
> PSR500 app from PSREdit along with my PSR500 scanner and 40-cell 
> Braille display at the Freedom Scientific Training booth. If you want 
> to drop by and see the kind of information you can glean from the 
> Braille display as the scanner scans the Orange County Public Services 
> P25 trunked radio system, I'll set it up. If there's not enough 
> expressed interest the first day (or sent to my email address), I'll 
> keep the scanner handy and will be glad to set things up if we're not 
> too slammed.
>
>
>
> Third, Amateur Electronics Supply (AES) is located in Orlando. If you 
> don't live near a ham radio store, this might be your chance to make 
> an expedition
> (trek?) to their store and get some "hands-on" time with rigs you're 
> interested in touching. I don't know how far they are from the hotel, 
> I believe a bit of a distance, so sharing a taxi with some like-minded 
> folks would lower the fare per person. I'd like to join the 
> expedition, but don't think my schedule will permit it.
>
>
>
> Finally, though this is most likely something everyone already knows, 
> check out the agenda for this year's convention to get info regarding 
> the activities of the NFB's Amateur Radio Division. I don't know what 
> is actually planned, but they have had at least one pre-convention 
> meeting and another meeting during the convention, in years past.
>
>
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Ron Miller
>
> N6MSA
>
> Tarpon Springs, FL USA
>
> EL88PD
>
> SKYPE Arjay1
>
>