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>Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:57:22 -0500
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>Hi Bob,
>
>I have a friend, W3FF, who has created the Buddipole. I am sure W9HAM
>has told you about it.
>
>W3FF has a blind fellow interested in the Buddipole. As you may know,
>the Buddipole has interchangeable coils and telescoping whips. It is a
>walking dipole.
>
>His concern for the sightless hams is, can they tune it?
>
>Tell me what you think? Could sightless hams tune such a gadget? W3FF
>said the following...
>
>I have been corresponding with a ham whose vision is very limited.  Just
>
>wrote to him again, but if I remember correctly, he has methods of
>reading
>charts (such as the Buddipole Tuning Chart).
>
>This sounds hokey, but Chris, my son, and I have tried putting the
>antenna together
>blindfolded to see if we can get the antenna to resonate on various
>bands.  I
>can read the chart to him, and he can set the taps, and he can pull out
>the
>whips, etc.  But we are so familiar with the procedure, it's not a
>problem.
>
>I wonder if that would be the case for someone who has SOME experience
>with
>tuning antennas and who does have a serious difficulty seeing?
>
>Any ideas?  Don't want to give a potential user a headache every time he
>goes
>to use the antenna.  Any general brainstorming thoughts on this?  I told
>him
>I would get back to him in a day or so.
>
>De N9ZRT
>
>
>