I was able to open jpg files directly in k1000, didn't try .gif or .bmp
files.


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 3:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: (o.t.) Uisng K1000

Bob, Several years ago I had my wife take a picture of a magazine page of
text with her digital camera.  I took the SD card, found the picture on it
and stored to my computer.  I changed the file extension to whatever the
Kurzweil needed and scanned the file using Kurzweil.  It opened and read the
text quite accurately.  
Pretty tedious way to get information, but as an experiment I thought it was
cool.  Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Ray <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:47:05 -0500
Subject: (o.t.) Uisng K1000

The K 1000 in this case is Kurzweil 1000.  In their manual they say that you
may use a scanner or a camera for inputting data.  Has anyone tried the
camera approach? It certainly works well with KNFB Reader but how about K
1000?

Bob KD0BR
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 10:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Audible rotor direction indicator

I don't think I have commented on this thread, but back in 1975, I had a
HamAm rotor that turned my HighGain TH6DXX 6 element beam.  There was no way
for a blind person to know the direction the antenna was pointing because
the rotor meter was of course under glass and probably had a very small
needle.  A friend at the time, built a small device, seems it was a voltage
controled oscillator with a pointer knob on top that rotated freely 360
degrees.  I would set the pointer in the direction I wanted to point the
beam and hit the keys on the rotor.  When the tone in the speaker inside the
attached box nulled out, I knew I was pointing northwest or where ever I
needed to point.  I am not aware of any similar audible rotor indicators out
there today.
Jim WA6EKS