The BC245 is quite useable to someone who is blind, and anyone iinterested
in llearning more aboutiit E-mail me off list.





On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Mike Freeman wrote:

> I can't speak to the specific scanners you mention as the last scanner I
> owned was a Bearcat 250.  However, insofar as I can ascertain, there isn't
> a scanner on the market for trunk-trackd systems which a blind person
> truly can operate independently from its control panel.  IRIC, however,
> the handheld radio-shack units can be programmed via computer interface.
> I do not know how accessible the programming software is, however.
>
> Sorry for the vacuous post but that's what little I know.
>
> Mike Freeman < K 7 U I J >
> "All men tend to become that which they oppose." - Laurence van der Post
>
> On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Nathan, Kevin wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've had pretty poor luck getting information on this subject so will try
> > here again.  It doesn't seem there are many people on the blind-scanner
> > list.  <GRIN>
> >
> > I was appointed recently as the leader of our club's emergency
> > communications response team for our city.  In order to gain more
> > understanding of how we might best augment their comms, I need to be able to
> > listen to them.  Trouble is they are using one of these trunked systems.  I
> > have identified three handheld scanners as possibilities for me.  They are
> > the Uniden BC-245 and Radio Shack Pro-94 and Pro-95.
> >
> > Can anyone on the list speak to the accessibility by a total for any of
> > these?  Also, does anyone know the differences between the two Radio shack
> > models?
> >
> > thanks much and I really look forward to getting some usable information
> > from this group.  Very 73 to all.
> > Kevin, K7RX
> >
> > Kevin Nathan, Independent Living Coordinator
> > Dept. of Services for the Blind
> > 3411 S. Alaska
> > Seattle, Wa 98118
> > Voice:  (206) 721-6450
> > Cell:  (206) 604-4767
> > Toll Free:  (800) 552-7103
> > Fax:  (206) 721-6403
> > Email:  [log in to unmask]
> >
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