You want to use their Audio plus books, if I remember correctly.  And you
have to use their download manager, at least to get the files.  And I don't
think that this 1978 book is the ARRL antenna book, but someone else's
publication.  It probably has useful information.  

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Newbie to Ham radio and the list
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 6:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Newbie to Ham radio and the list
> 
> 
> >        Lou:
> >
> > Well, now, you've got my curiosity peaked.
> >
> > Will have to give it a try!
> >
> > It's now added to my list of mid-winter cold-weather week-end projects!
> > (grin)
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: Newbie to Ham radio and the list
> >
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> FYI, you can still use the companion software even when using a card
> >> reader.
> >> That's what I do here.  Although I've never used a Learning Ally book,
> I
> >> imagine it works just like it does with an NLS book although I think
> you
> >> need a special key as you do with NLS.
> >> Lou kolb
> >> Voice-over Artist:
> >> Radio/TV Adds, Video narrations
> >> Messages On-hold:
> >> www.loukolb.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:13 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Newbie to Ham radio and the list
> >>
> >>
> >>>    Howard:
> >>>
> >>> I know what you mean, after having spent an hour figuring it out
> tonight
> >>> when downloading the Radio Amateur Antenna Handbook from their site.
> >>>
> >>> I don't even know if I can remember what I did, but you put the book
> or
> >>> books you want on your book shelf, and then download them from there.
> >>>
> >>> Once the book or books are downloaded, you have to sync the download
> to
> >>> your
> >>> playing device (VR Stream or whatever), after which time it will put
> the
> >>> material right onto your S D card.
> >>>
> >>> I did all of this with a card reader, but perhaps it can be done with
> >>> the
> >>> VR
> >>> Stream Companion software.
> >>>
> >>> I didn't have the patience to try to figure out the VR Stream
> Companion
> >>> thing, since I do my downloading of audio books with a card reader.
> >>>
> >>> I don't know if this helps, so if you still have problems, let me
> know,
> >>> and
> >>> I'll wrack my brain harder to try and figure out what I did.
> >>>
> >>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:14 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: Newbie to Ham radio and the list
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Can somebody please help me figure out how to use and download books
> >>>> from
> >>>> reading ally?  I lost patience before figuring it out.
> >>>>
> >>So what is this companion software?  Is it specialized to rfb&D?