First questions Are you working with your Parish ARES?  Are they working with the local or state red cross?  What we're
doing in Nash and Edgecombe counties is putting 706's in the EOC and at the hospital.  I'm asking that the Hospital 706
be equipped with a speech board.  Just my 2 cents here but I think whatever radio you put in there needs to be
independent of computer control.  You can use the keypad on the 706 to enter frequencies or, work from memory presets.
Ray T. Mahorney
WA4WGA

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From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 20:58
Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] amateur radio


The county where I live  (parish in the state of Louisiana) is planning to buy an amateur radio station to use in times
of emergency.  I am trying to help out and be able to assist in those emergencies.  Which radio covers most bands and
has speech output or can be operated by a computer?  I was very surprised to find out that there isn't that much
interest in amateur radio locally and it isn't used that much for emergencies.  I would really like to get that changed
and become a part of it too.