I have bought one converter box from Radio Shack but haven't set it up yet.
Yes, you can just use the audio output, but you need to have a TV set
connected while you set it up.  Its menus are on screen, and nothing
significant shows up on the display on the front of the unit.


Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A New c c Radio with a Twist
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> As concerns this Digital TV business, I wonder if anyone has the new
> converter boxes and could comment.  As I understand, the boxes actually
> have
> the receiver elements and for a blind person, all you would have to do is
> to
> get a set of amplified speakers and you could hear the audio.  Since you
> wouldn't need to see the video, you would be good to go.  I wonder just
> how
> sensitive these boxes would be if connected to a standard TV rabbit ears
> array.
> 
>