Hi.

It is too bad that Ten Tec has their heads planted in such a warm smelly place.

Software should be the easiest thing to make accessible because it doesn't 
require any special hardware to be manufactured--you just write code.  You 
could easily build the capabilities into the interface, and even have the 
ability to enable or disable accessibility enhancements in a Preferences 
dialog.  I am very disappointed in them because for years they were a very 
blind friendly company.  I owned the Triton IV, and the Delta 580, and 
still own an Argonaut 509.  They were easy to make accessible.


It's a shame that Ten Tec didn't maintain that, but there fortunately are 
other fish in the sea, and if my money isn't good enough for them, there 
are others who will appreciate it.

73, de Lou K2LKK


At 06:32 PM 9/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV wrote:
>
> >Ahem. Scuse me while I beat the Elecraft drum.
>
>
>Never heard of Elecraft. What do they make? NO HF possibilities here
>in this location.
>
>
> >Elecraft is also making efforts towards accessibility. (I,
> >personally, own two very accessible Elecraft rigs! A cw op's dream!)
>
>
>You darn lucky thing you! You are indeed Blessed by God if you can do
>all that inside a one-room apartment!! HI HI!!
>
>
> >Too bad Ten-Tec's attitude seems very similar to Yaesu's, as
> >evidenced by their total lack of any useful response (apart from
> >positive noises by one engineer guy) when I brought up accessibility
> >with them as regards their QRP rig, which was all software-defined
> >and everything...a couple years ago. I don't have high hopes for
> >their latest offering, but I'll be glad to be surprised.
>
>
>I'm so disappointed with TenTec right now I could spit! My TenTec
>Omni C and all its paraphernalia got stolen in the move from Illinois
>to Wisconsin. I will never be able to afford any more HF gear again,
>and will never probably operate any more CW. I love CW!
>
>
>88's,
>Reeva Parry, K8DMU
>
>
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