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Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:03:19 -0400
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My sentiments, exactly!

--Lou K2LKK

At 10:30 PM 8/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>We haven't got our problems licked if we can program a radio with a
>computer.  You forgot that a person can't haul around a laptop computer
>everywhere because it's just too heavy and inconvenient.  People who
>travel frequently want to be able to program a radio on-the-go without
>having to use a computer.  I think it takes away something from ham radio
>when you can't program a rig independently without using a computer.
>
>Terri, Amateur Radio call sign, KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign, AAT9PX.
>
>On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Charles Lunkley wrote:
>
>|Dear fellow hams,
>|
>|     If we can acquire access to programing a rig from our computers we
>|have all the existing problems licked.  If however, the software layout
>|is not compatible with our speech programs we are back in the bucket.
>|I just don't think that there is a rig out there that isn't going to re
>|quire some sighted assistance.  It is too bad that there is not a web
>|sight
>|where we can go to get on line assistance with any rig we want.  Good luck
>|and
>|good haming.
>|Chuck--KI6HK
>|

Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S.  K2LKK
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