I am interested in the equipment, what would you consider a good trade?

Jose - KK4JZX


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:45 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Old keyer available

We do "fre matter" mailings from my office, large print for the most part
and they usually arrive the next day, as good as first class.  Before I
learned that I also thought that free matter went with the magazines and
advertising!
Pat, K9JAUAt 02:33 AM 9/11/2012, you wrote:
>is there an actual definition somewhere of what can be considered as 
>free matter for the blind?
>I always kind of considered it to be the slowest method of sending 
>something for free too, or from a blind person.
>Regardless of the package contents...though the braille or large print 
>thing seems sensible.
>I've received quite a number of packages sent via free matter for the 
>blind that were certainly not braille or print materials lol.
>Hey, if the chinese can mark "toy" on their radios when they send them 
>to north america, then I'm sure one can pretty easily send a keyer via 
>free matter.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:06 PM
>Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>
>
> > Well shucks Steve, if I put braille on the outside, who's gonna 
> > know? Anyway, it wouldn't cost that much to ship the thing.  I 
> > wondered who would catch me on my lose interpretation of the Free 
> > Matter deal! Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:18:10 -0400
> > Subject: Re: Old keyer available
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > You can't send that keyer Free Matter; it has nothing to do with 
> > blindness.
> > Free Matter only applies to braille or print, and possibly to some 
> > authorized devices such as NLS equipment, but definitely not to that 
> > keyer.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
> > To: <[log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 20:01
> > Subject: Old keyer available
> >
> >
> > Hi list, I have an old Curtis keyer circa 1973 or so.  I would like 
> > to trade it for something but I don't know what.  The thing works 
> > fine on either AC or a 9 VDC battery, not included.  Also am not 
> > including a paddle or straight key.  The keyer works great and I 
> > also put a 1/8 inch audio jack in the top so you can connect it to 
> > another speaker or whatever else you might want.
> > If interested, contact me off list [log in to unmask] I should 
> > be able to send it free matter because it's a communications device.  
> > 73, Jim WA6EKS