Richard,
To add to what others have already said, yes, there are a few of us working
on software defined radio with screen readers.  I have the Flex 1500 and
find the PowerSDR software can be used with Jaws to some limited degree.
There are keyboard shortcuts for most of the controls.  Still, it's far from
"accessible."  I started writing some Jaws scripts and that's helping.

There's a neat alternative though.  A device called the DJ Console can be
interfaced as a control unit for SDR.  This console is a DJ mixing board
with lots of buttons and knobs.  It connects by USB to your PC.  Then, you
can assign the various knobs and buttons to control various pieces of the
SDR software.  For example, I have the large knob assigned as main tuning, a
smaller knob for volume, a button for band selection, etc.

Flex Radio and Elecraft are both great SDR radios.  The Flex uses your PC
and has no controls on the hardware itself whereas the  Elecraft has an
internal processor and knobs and buttons.

73,
Jim, KY2D


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: I have to ask

Hi folks;
I made the mistake of going to a local radio club meeting the other night.
They were demonstrating software defined radio.  Someone had I believe a
plex 3000 and a laptop.  Got all the usual stuff about how great the display
was but when they started discussing the fact that you had to set up virtual
cables I lost it.  I guess I too am a certifiable ot.
Has anyone tried playing with one of these things and a screen reader? 
Sounded like he used hrd for somethings and the software that came with the
radio for others.
On a more sain note, someone also suggested that the k3 was also a software
defined radio.  Can the k3 be used all by itself without a pc connected?
Thanks

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richard