I don't know,, but you may want to try posting that question to the
blindjob list, and you join it the same way you did this one, and it is on
the same listerv as this list is.
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Danny Dyer wrote:
> Hi Jeff, It's a Super Wal-Mart and it's all in one big building. Thanks,
> Danny.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: ALittleOT SortOfGpsTypeSystemQuestion4uGuys
>
>
> > WHat type of a place is this, and do you go outside for anything like in
> > between buildings?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Danny Dyer wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Folks, wonder if you can help me here. I'm a lifetime blind/except
> for
> > > light perception, longtime ham who's thankfully now working in a _large
> > > super center type facility. I carry an Icom IC-t90A with me, and I'm
> Trying
> > > To Figure a dependable time efficient way to get from one established
> point
> > > to another established point in that facility where much of the
> interveening
> > > landscape/storescape constantly changes.
> > > Is there any kind of transmitter-receiver system, or just transmitting
> > > device which emits a carrier with tone or anything else, which would
> give
> > > you an audible indication, IE, pitch rising or falling, pulses
> increasing or
> > > decreasing in speed, or something similar, as you were getting closer
> to,
> > > or farther away from the transmitter? A stronger S/strength signal on
> a
> > > meter won't help, unless a sighted person walks with me, which defeats
> the
> > > whole purpose here. Fellow employees, managers, and other Folks both
> have
> > > been, and are very helpful, in terms of rendering assistance to and from
> > > places in the store, but I don't like to take people "off task" to do
> it,
> > > and placement of racks and so forth is changeable enough that simply
> > > counting steps, etc, doesn't cut it. Any suggestions you have would be
> > > greatly appreciated, thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
> > > reply off list if you like to me at
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
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