Good message, Pat.
But I'd like to add that membership also gives you access to the Handiham radio club, if you want it. And I also want to say that I've had wonderful luck getting advice and help from Handiham volunteers around the country. I wouldn't be on the air without Gary's, K6KV, help, and I have a wonderful friend!
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Tice <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 14:29:16
Subject: Re: How about a step back and a deep breath
>
>
> Hello, list -
>
> This thread has reached its conclusion, but just to summarize and clear
> things up a bit, we do have audio lectures in MP3 format for all the
> licensing levels. They are a member service, but a pretty good deal as a
> Handiham membership is only $12/year. If we run into folks who don't have
> Internet access, we are usually able to make MP3 compact disks or even
> 4-track tapes by special order at low cost. In addition, we have taken over
> the management of the W4MQ remote base software and hope to make it more
> accessible, although it is quite usable now. It is mainly the installation
> process that is the most challenging for blind users. Also available to
> members are the two internet remote base stations W0EQO and W0ZSW. They are
> both Kenwood TS-480's with VGS1 modules. Access to them 24/7 for transmit
> and receive is part of the $12 membership. By comparison, the W7DXX remote
> base is an independent Internet remote base station with an annual
> membership fee of $100. Admittedly our stations are not that same quality
> level for DX, but they are still good services and not a bad deal for
> $12/year. Even at $100, the W7DXX station is a very reasonable service, but
> $12? For two stations? Wow! We also offer our members magazine digests -
> lots of audio for our blind members at about the same time print readers are
> getting the same magazines in the mail instead of months later via NLS.
> Then there is the Manuals directory, where audio tutorials help you learn
> your radio.
>
> Of course times do change, and we do sometimes hear complaints about the
> lack of tape study materials. Several years ago I decided that investing in
> digital on line delivery was a better bet because tape cassette use has been
> declining past the point of critical mass to keep production running. It
> can cost over $500 to rehab a single worn tape duplicator, so this is really
> a no-brainer. But I do admit that a person who does not use a computer may
> not realize as much value to a Handiham membership as they once might have
> before the Internet. Even as the budget has tightened, we have still
> managed to deliver more audio than ever, faster, with better overall
> quality, and vastly cheaper than we ever could with tapes. The Internet has
> also made it much easier to interact with members and non-members who need
> questions answered. This very list is often the go-to place for my
> research!
>
> We still offer the Radio Camp, too.
>
> So it isn't so much that *only* Gordo's CD's are available - they are, of
> course, and many people love them. It's just that we deliver a lot more on
> line than we used to and that is where the main user value lies. It's just
> crazy the way I have turned into an IT guy over the 20+ years I've been
> working for the Handihams. When I started, our files were note cards in
> wooden drawers and our highest tech gadget was an IBM Selectric. Now I have
> to know Drupal and be able to edit HTML. It really is a new world, and we
> have to adapt.
>
> Check out a few resources:
>
> 1. The Handiham daily net, Echolink node 494492, IRLP 9008, or WIRES 1427.
> 11:00 AM CST daily.
> 2. The W4MQ Remote Base software pages:
> http://handiham.org/local/blind/w4mq_remote_base_software.htm
> 3. Control W0EQO for receive via Echolink. Look for W0EQO-L and connect.
> Use the text box to change mode and frequency. (Disabled for text box
> control when a control op is running it via the W4MQ software, and you can't
> hear any audio when the control op transmits, of course.)
> 4. Learn about the Kenwood TS480 from Joe, N3AIN. Feel free to check out
> the other offerings:
> http://handiham.org/manuals/Kenwood/TS480/ts480_n3ain/
>
> Happy holidays, everyone!
>
> 73,
> Pat
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick Tice
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How about a step back and a deep breath
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> The lectures are not available to just the casual visitor to the Handi-Ham
> website, like your genius friend. You have to be a MEMBER of Handi-Hams to
> gain access to them.
>
> 73's
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: How about a step back and a deep breath
>
>
> > unfortunatelythe only oos around here that I know of are redneck loosers =
> > and hang out on the only repeater that worthless twit is welcome on... =
> > the same OO that sent me a note bitching because he didn't like the fact =
> > that I was using a mbile radio and didn't have it at full power when i =
> > lived a mile from the repeater and 5w and an ourdoor antenna was already =
> > full quieting. he said I asn't using full jars power because he couldn't =
> > hear me on the input 10 miles away wit his handheld. this is the same =
> > guy who showed up to the club meting with his pants and underwear slid =
> > down so far he gave plumbers a good reputation for dress code. some =
> > "oficial observer" who complainsbecause you follow the fcc rules and =
> > don't run 50w to talk a mile to the repeater on a 2000 ft tower you are =
> > line of sight with. and yes visual line of sight with the repeater =
> > antennas as cinformed by my girlfriend who is a ham and used binoculars =
> > while standing in the yard :) these are the kind that become an OO? my =
> > how the standards have fallen. not to mentionthat I'e been licensed =
> > longer than he's been out of grade school!
> > pthetic
> > hand I'm very glad o hear that the audio lectures are there. I am not a =
> > member anymore, but my friend who is and does tech support for a living =
> > didn't see the lectures when he looked. and I'm sure he is capable of =
> > navigating a webpage considering he writes html and does tech support, =
> > not to mention all his certs which i can't remember. Perhpas the =
> > lectures weren't up then due to an update or a problem with the site
> >
> > On Dec 17, 2011, at 10:10 AM, Gary Tillinghast wrote:
> >
> >> Find your local OO and turn in the fellow. Send around a=20=
> >
> >> petition and send it to the FCC.
> >> ----- Original Message -----=20
> >> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:06 AM
> >> Subject: Re: How about a step back and a deep breath
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> tel you what.. you come experience what a prick this loser asshole is =
> > =3D
> >> and see how muc you like what has happened want proof of hat a =3D
> >> worthless op he is I'll e happy to collect calsigns of people who =
> > would =3D
> >> be more than happy to go into great detail about this supposed general =
> > =3D
> >> class licensee who can't even figure out that 40 meters is hf=3D20
> >> he actually was stupid enough to ay well I'l ge tmy 2m handheld =3D
> >> modified to work 40 meters shakes my head =3D20
> >>=20
> >> On Dec 16, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Gary Tillinghast wrote:
> >>=20
> >>> prove it. put up or shut up!
> >>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> >>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 2:21 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: How about a step back and a deep breath
> >>> =3D20
> >>> =3D20
> >>> it isn't defaming if it's true
> >>> On Dec 16, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Pat Byrne wrote:
> >>> =3D20
> >>>> In the past twenty-four hours I've heard ARRL bashed, Handihams=3D20
> >>>> ripped and a couple of individuals defamed. I checked just to be=3D20=
> >
> >>>> sure and it is no longer full moon. All of us have things that =
> > get=3D20=3D
> >>=20
> >>>> us PO.ed but lets consider the venue. This is hardly a place for=3D20=
> >
> >>>> that kind of stuff.
> >>>> Were all adults, aren't we.
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>> Pat Byrne, K9JAU=20
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