As for the accessible ham gear, maybe we should start making friends with 
MFJ.  After their recent acquisition of Cushcraft, it's only a matter of 
time before everything in this hobby comes out of Mississippi.

73, Steve KW3A
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From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: they both missed the point


> Regarding accessible amateur equipment.  Naturally it would be good to
> patronize manufacturers who produce the most accessible equipment.  But in
> addition to doing this informing the manufacturers that one of the reasons
> we do is the fact that equipment is accessible.  I would be interested to
> know if the accessibility features were implemented with accessibility in
> mind at the design stages or was this a fortuitous circumstance that just
> happened and accessibility is just a side benefit.  Example the TH-F6A, 
> the
> tones at specific places and the change of pitch may just have been placed
> there do to other engineering issues.  It would be interesting to start a
> serious dialogue with amateur manufacturers regarding an accessibility
> policy.  Maybe establishing an adhoc group of amateurs that can provide
> advice and suggestions to manufacturers on an organized basis so that cost
> effective and valuable features be placed in equipment at minimal 
> financial
> and design cost to the equipment providers at the initial design stages.
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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