Hello Beth of course you probably know me
 from the Colorado Association of blind students. I've been a ham since 2009. I too would be happy to help you all you need to do is just ask? I will pass along a small piece of advice, you might want to consider joining handy hands. They've certainly helped me out in both when I was starting out, and when I upgraded to the general class license. And I'm certainly using Patrick prices lectures to prepare for attempting to upgrade the extra class license. Hopefully at the Clark County ham fest in late August. On list or the email address that will be listed in my signature file. Which will follow my comments. So best 73 and hopefully I will see you on the air sometime in the future.

Sent from my MacBook Pro.
Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone 360-524-0791.
n Jul 30, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Beth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> How sweet.  That's really sweet of you, Doug.  I know plenty of 
> guys in 6 territory, it was, as you recall, a guy in California 
> who got me started.  In fact, I am hoping to be in the air by 
> January.  New year, new me.  Yo know. :)
> Beth
> P.S., and oh yeah, 73.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug and Sheilla Emerson <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:48:16 -0700
> Subject: Re: Hello and introduction
> 
> Hi there, Beth. My name is Doug. I live in Sacramento, 
> California. Welcome
> to the list. There are quite a few nice gentlemen and ladies who 
> are all to
> willing to help you with whatever you need. Don't be afraid to 
> ask. They
> won't be afraid to answer. Hope to hear you on the air very soon. 
> The very
> best of 73. Doug Emerson, N6NFF
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beth
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hello and introduction
> 
> Hello, everyone.
> My name is Beth Taurasi.  I am someone who is aspiring to be a 
> radio
> operator.  I've had too many friends try and pull me into the ham
> radio world, so I gave in. ... Yeah, I sure did.  I'd like to
> introduce myself to the list. I know a bunch of blind ham nerds, 
> if I
> should use such a flattering and funny little word to describe a 
> lot
> of us, and they've encouraged me to learn as much as possible.  
> One of
> my hammy friends from California gave me a bunch of Gordon West's
> study material to look over, and since I've looked it over, I've 
> just
> found myself so drawn into ham radio stuff I've wanted more of 
> it.
> My hobbies other than learning and trying out ham radio include
> playing music and singing.  I love animals, and I hvae a 
> boyfriend
> who's into the ham scene.  I love cooking, though I don't get to 
> do it
> very often. Dish use, honestly. I'm a resident of Denver, 
> Colorado,
> and have gone to the Colorado Center for the Blind. If anyone 
> knows
> me, just let me know, but if you don't know who I am, here I am.  
> Wish
> me luck on getting a license, but here's a question I have for 
> all of
> you:
> How can I get involved in a club or activity to get my license 
> locally
> if I can't fill out the email forms? I've tried to fill out 
> forms, but
> there's the dreaded captcha on Colorado's ham radio websites.  My 
> bf
> Blake and I were looking at the sites together, and discovered no
> audio captchas along with the visual image.  What should I do?
> Thanks, all.
> Sincerely,
> Beth Taurasi
> [log in to unmask],
> NFB of Denver, Colorado,
> P.S. You can write me privately for a phone number, but I won't
> include it here for obvious reasons, but thanks.