that's why I prefer my radios so I can work them from the front panel, 
programming them I don't mind with a computer, but if I have to do that, 
I'll take a commercial radio and get the good quality instead of having to 
program ham gear that way because I can't do it from the radio.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: D-star?


> Tom,
>
> You're absolutely right on with your comments.  And, your term
> "workaround" really tells it like it is.
>
> Don w6smb
>
>
>
> On 9/17/2010 1:19 PM, Tom Brennan wrote:
>> Martin, you entirely missed my point.  As it happens, I am not a windoze 
>> user
>> but that's not the point at all.  My point is what people are calling
>> "accessibility" is not accessibility but rather a work around.  If it 
>> requires a
>> separate computer for me to operate my radio or any other piece of 
>> equipment
>> that is not accessibility of the equipment.  It is only accessability of 
>> the
>> software and the basic equipment still remains inaccessible.  Personally 
>> I want
>> to be able to use a product without being tied to my computer in order to 
>> do it.
>> Otherwise, you can do nothing if your computer goes down and everything 
>> becomes
>> inaccessible.  Its a little like going to somewhere where the 
>> computerized cash
>> register is down and the people on duty are not capable of making change 
>> by
>> hand.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
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