Jeff,
Did you receive my off-list message?
Albert, WA7FXB
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: HF gear needed
> Hi
> Ron. right now, I am not in any position financially to purchase any
> kind of rig. I'm trying to acquire one through Handihams, which provide
> refurbished HF rigs for their users. Barring that, it will probably be
> a while before I come up with one.
> 73
>
> On 6/8/2015 10:10 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
>> Jeff, what is your maximum budget for investing in new HF gear? We might
>> be
>> able to help you find some options that are accessible and that we are
>> familiar with and thus, would be able to assist you with if needed.
>>
>>
>>
>> I strongly recommend that you stay with Kenwood or Elecraft gear because
>> most of the Kenwood and Elecraft rigs are pretty accessible and because
>> they
>> are the only companies that have made a real effort to make their gear
>> accessible.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have talked personally and directly to Yeasu, Icom, and Ten-Tec about
>> making their rigs more accessible, and they have told me that blind
>> people
>> comprise such a small market segment that it is not financially feasible
>> for
>> them to invest any money in making their gear meet the needs of such a
>> minute number of people. I even challenged them by saying: "even if you
>> didn't make money directly by making your equipment accessible to blind
>> hams, it is the socially responsible thing to do, and it would greatly
>> enhance your brand's public image among the other hams if you were to do
>> that." As a marketing professional with over 45 years of experience, I
>> even
>> offered to work with them, without charge, to make their gear more
>> accessible and to market their gear. They all took my name and contact
>> information, but then, I've never heard from any of them.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>>
>> Retired Professor of Marketing
>>
>>
>>
>> President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
>>
>> President: A3 Business Solutions (a3businesssolutions.com)
>>
>> President: M&M Properties
>>
>> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB.ORG)
>
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