I'm very familiar with the rt systems. I know someone who uses the software I think on their yesu, and I know someone, my x in fact, who can get around his yesu with out an issue, but he used the model of radio through the series for probably maybe 6 years.
I love the voice on the kenwoods but I'm not buying a base unit, and the hand helds don't talk. Plus I am in a budget here. Lol! I really appreciate the graduation gift, if I can find something that can work for me and be better and won't crap out on me after 2 years. And I hardly used the thing.
Anyway it's off to try sleep again. hope all of this jumbled mess makes sence.
Take care and 73.
> On May 28, 2015, at 11:59 PM, Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> well,
> there aren't that many accessible radios (especially those that can be =
> programmed by keyboard by the blind). A Bao-feng or one of the other =
> chinese makes and the RT-systems package (accessible using windows and =
> NVDA) only costs about $50 and includes the cable. no fancy drivers to =
> have to install or software incompatibilities to worry about (or lack of =
> accessibility like you find with Chirp). I still have the 2 Bao-Feng =
> handhelds that I have had for 3 years and they still work as designed. =
> Sometimes, depending on the day that lot was made, you might get a =
> really good radio, or a really bad one. Anyway, good luck on the new =
> radio, whatever it might be.
>
> -Eric (n7zzt)
>
> On May 28, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
>
>> I love my baofeng how ever the receiver on it is crapping out to the =3D=
>
>> point where simplex is starting to sound like someone is frying food. =
> =3D
>> MMMMM! Lol! Ok, so I was talking to my mom and she said that she =
> would, =3D
>> if the price were slightly higher then $100 get me a new radio that is =
> =3D
>> easy for me to use and is better then my baofeng. I'll still keep mine =
> =3D
>> around just in case someone needs to borrow it what not.
>> =20
>> but I want to be able to program channels, use the mac to program =3D
>> multiple channels in it and the radio be accessible to use for a blind =
> =3D
>> person. It does not need to have voice, but I need a way to navigate =
> =3D
>> the menus, enter in frequencies, set different settings correctly, =
> etc.
>> =20
>> Can anyone offer up any suggestions? I love the sound of the yesu =
> FT-60 =3D
>> radio, but they are very heavy for my wrists for prolonged times. Plus =
> =3D
>> the key button is hard for me to press at times due to my arthritis. =3D=
>
>> Yeah I'm falling apart. Lol!
>> =20
>> All of you take care and 73.=3D
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