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Reply To: | Mike Duke, K5XU |
Date: | Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:36:21 -0500 |
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I remember reading in Braille Technical Press about how to make
Braille dials using a stylus tied to a string, the other end of which
was anchored to the center of a piece of plastic such as a coffee can
lid.
My attempts at creating them were pretty disastrous, even after Fred
Gassoni reminded me of the technique during a visit to Jackson about
20 years ago.
I forget who made those dials for the Drakes. I saw one T4X that had
been fitted with them, and it was amazing to be able to read the
analogue dials as good as any other ham.
I also once saw a Heath HW16 that a guy had modified with a Braille
dial for his wife. They were trying to sell it after she had upgraded
to General, and did their best to persuade me to buy it. I did not,
because I had already spent my radio budget. I don't know whatever
became of that rig, and I have always wished I had gone ahead and
bought it. Now, of course, I need an HW16, or any other additional rig
for that matter, like I need another hole in my head!
Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
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