That's more or less what I have in mind. I just read the article on 
packet radio in Wikipedia. However, I don't want to pay for more radio 
that I need. I will not be using voice. Also, I kind olf like the idea 
of building my own equipment. 

Thanks,
John

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 09:50:55AM -0400, PATRICK GORMLEY wrote:
> John most radios use rs232 as a default.  You may have to use a similar 
> approach to the time I was connecting Braille'n speaks to terminal node 
> controllers and modems although you probably won't have to adapt things as 
> much as I had to.  My ts850 is still ttl so you have to convert from ttl to 
> rs232 and probably have to go from serial to parallel or vice versa 
> depending on the connector your Braille display has.  73- pat kk3f
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John J. Boyer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: Braille QSO's
> 
> 
> > Well, I'm just trying to find out what is already being done. I don't
> > think a computer is necessary on my en d, although the other fellow
> > would probably use one. As for the radio, I'm thinking of a simple SSB
> > rig. I wouldn't be using voice, since I am deaf, but I might use cw
> > occasionally.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 07:20:19AM -0500, Howard Kaufman wrote:
> >> John, you are far smarter than me, but wouldn't a computer and ham radio
> >> deluxe do this a lot easier?
> >
> > -- 
> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > 

-- 
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities