Richard, you bet I prayed. I prayed hard before and just as hard now.
Somehow I went from hospice to full remission and the docs couldn't explain
it. They all said that it wasn't possible, but there you are.
Alan
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of richard fiorello
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 6:30 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
Hi Allan;
Don't want to start another war but if your a praying person
sounds like a miracle to me. The pastor of our church was told
he only had a day or two to go and he also went into remission.
richard
sent from my braille note
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 19:18:54 -0700
Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
Colin,
I actually had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in my lymph
notes, and
last November I walked into my radiation oncologist's office and
was told
that my cancer had miraculously gone into complete remission.
When I asked
him how he could explain this, he said, I can't explain it, it
couldn't have
happened, but it did. Understand that I was then on hospice
care. I went
from hospice to full remission in the course of about 10 seconds.
Alan
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 6:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
oh give me a break...really, beyond us working stiffs? lol
I have 10 grand in guitars and amps and pedals sitting in my
living room,
and another 5G in sound equipment...I pay almost 17 grand a year
just in
house rent so I can use my equipment properly...and I'm a working
stiff.
So as a working stiff, if i really truly wanted a 9 thousand
dollar ham
radio to go along with my other 3 HF rigs and multiple handhelds
and mobiles
and crap, then I would go and get it by saving some cash and
whatever else.
I don't want a 9 grand radio because it's not going to give me
any more
satisfaction than a 2 grand radio will.
But there is this upside down concept that you can never afford
the toys you
want. That's crap because if you really want them, then you get
them.
Lot's of people who make little money own cars worth 10's of
thousands of
dollars....we as blind people don't typically need a car, so why
not a 10
thousand dollar radio? it's actually cheaper than your average
new or recent
model car.
And if you can get a car loan, you can get a loan to buy a radio
too.
But, again, what are your priorities in life...
I think it's really cool that someone, blind or otherwise, can be
comfortable enough that he can put money towards a TS990, or an
IC7800, big
antennas and tall towers and a nice piece of land to put it all
on...why
not? Doesn't make him more fortunate.
You can have all the money in the world, and still get cancer and
die...or
you can have no money and get cancer and go into remission and
that is worth
more than anything in life.
Anyway, this is beginning to feel like beating a dead horse, but
I just am
so sick and tired of the whiny little comments when ever allan or
someone
else brings up a radio like the ts990 or IC7800 or
something...there is this
instant blubbering from a certain set of people that just gets
irritating
after a while.
Not pointing fingers, but you know who you are.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 2:48 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Accessible transceivers
Amen to that one. $1500 is quite a bit for any radio. 8
grand? Well, that's beyond us working sitffs.--Matt, N1IBB.
At 04:31 PM 9/27/2014, Michael Thurman wrote:
yes if you are rich enough to pay 8 grand for the 990. There
are a lot =
of usable radios out there of those who are on a shoestring
budget, and =
there are often good deals on used equipment as well. The 990 I
am sure =
is an incredible radio, but for us mortals don=92t think that you
have =
to morgtage our house and sell your children to get an enjoyable
radio.
Michael Thurman
[log in to unmask]
On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Butch can probably tell you more about the Kenwood 480, 590, and
990.
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The
990 is supposed to be the best rig ever in terms of speech
output =
covering
everything, including all menus.
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Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Joe Quinn
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 4:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Accessible transceivers
=20
Is there any information on any accessible HF radio's with
speech =
output?
An=3D
d if so, are they all as expensive as the Kenwood ts2000? I
want to =
be
abl=3D
e to turn into the seven MHz things and WWB and things of that
nature,
=
but
a=3D
ll I have is an ht of the wouxung variety. And that's not going
to be =
able
t=3D
o let me Tune In to Morse code and things. Thanks!
Joe Quinn kd0ess=3D
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