Hi Alan,

Sounds interesting!  Not sure if you've seen the Active Elements review of
the HamPod SteppIReader?  The review is at:

http://active-elements.org/2013/03/31/hampod-steppireader-2/

Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID

Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities

www.active-elements.org

For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Alan R. Downing
Sent: 22 July 2013 16:16
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Talking box for the SteppIr SDA100 controller

 

For those of you with SteppIr antennas, W6QUV, Mike Cozzolino, has developed
a box that connects to the SDA100 that can speak the data produced by the
SteppIr DXA100 control unit.  I will have one soon for my DB36.  In order to
connect the talking box to the SDA100, you must send the controller to Mike
where he installs a small interface board into it.  Once that has been done,
Mike ships the hadware back to you.  I think that it will be of great
interest to blind SteppIr owners.

I believe that the cost is about $290 + shipping.  Having used my DB36 for
several years, and my 4 element SteppIr for 6 years before that, I can tell
you how annoying it is to not be able to read the controller display..  When
I get mine get from Mike, and after I have had a chance to play with it, I
will post my experiences with it here.

 

Best 73

 

 

Alan R. Downing

Phoenix, AZ

 



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