Hi Mike and All,
I've no special inside track into the various radio manufacturers, and I
just try to maintain a good relationship with the key personnel. So far,
I've been very fortunate and privileged that folk entrust me with their
equipment for a week or so!
I think that each of us could help in the overall accessibility project by
evaluating our own equipment. It doesn't have to be a full all aspects
review, and it doesn't have to be for a current models. I see so much great
information exchanged via email, and then it is lost.
I'm very happy to host them on the Active Elements website. Let's let
others know what can and cannot be used. We all need a little help, and I'm
a firm believer that we all benefit from having the knowledge!
If you use any commercial amateur equipment, please pen a few paragraphs to
share your experiences, and I'll put them on the AE site.
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 Michael Thurman
Sent: 19 June 2013 18:37
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: field day
wow I would love to be able to review some radios like that. How do you =
get these dealers or manufacturers to lend you equipment to play with =
and review? Any chance you might have an in to these companies, cause it =
seems you are the only one out there that seems to care bout =
accessibility in reviews. qst could not care less it seems about if a =
blind ham can or cannot use a radio. I hope the manufacturers don't =
start making touch screen the norm and leaving us in the dark
73 kb7nla
On Jun 19, 2013, at 1:32 PM, Kelvin Marsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Howard,
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> There is an accessibility evaluation of the 7200 at:
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> http://active-elements.org/2012/12/15/ic-7200-accessibility-review/
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> It answers some, but not all of your questions, and I was lent it by =
Icom so
> long ago, I can't remember any more. Although it has a voice chip, =
the menu
> is not spoken, and I don't recall it having the facia buttons for =
everything
> you mention. Rereading the review, I see it was pretty good on
> accessibility!
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> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
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> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
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> www.active-elements.org
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> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
> Sent: 19 June 2013 14:54
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: field day
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> I hear that our CW station this year will be an ic-7200. I am hoping =
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> speech is installed but I don't know.
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> I hear that the DSP is good.
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> Questions:
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> 1. Can I switch the paddles in a menu?
> 2. How do I adjust the band width?
> 3. How do I adjust the keying speed?
> 4. Is their an internal antenna tuner?
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> 5. Can I adjust the peek frequency for listening and for the side =
tone?
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> I like my CW around 400 KHZ.
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> 6. What else should I know about the Icom 7200 for CW field day =
operation?
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> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor=20
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