Don't worry.  My wife is a rehab counsellor for the state of Maryland, and I 
already have a few of those dots on my computer keyboard.  With the dymo 
tape I was able to make braille arrows, and an l for the knobs.  All very 
idiosyncratic, and probably a bit arbitray, also.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Angelo Sonnesso
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 9:10 PM
To: Lloyd Rasmussen
Subject: Re: TS-990 Review

You can get some tiny stick-on dots.
Let me know if you need some.
I think I have some I can send you.
I ordered some to mark my clients' appliances.

73 Angelo N2DYN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 7:36 PM
Subject: Fw: TS-990 Review


> Since I don't intend to sell it any time soon, I put a dymo tape label 
> with
> a dot on the 5 of the FT950 numeric pad (this also corresponds to 20 
> meters
> when not preceded by the Enter key).  I also put labels on a few other
> strategically located buttons, such as the A-B swap and Split.  I also 
> added
> labels to the edge of a 30-position detented switch that goes through the
> menus, and to the VFO B knob, which also adjusts some menu settings.  On 
> the
> 950, buttons are not all of the same size, either.
> 73 -- W3IUU
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: David W Wood
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 8:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-990 Review
>
> Hi Kelvin
>
> Looks an interesting and exciting rig. But only for base station use.
>
> It is a shame about the keypad.
> You didn't mention if the 5 has a marker on it?
>
> The K3 doesn't have such an indicator, and it also has several keys very
> close to it.  Although this isn't an issue for entering frequencies, it 
> can
> be when swapping VFO, AGC/PRE-AMP/FILTER/ATTENUATOR settings and others.
> Having said that, the filters are automatically selected as the bandpass 
> is
> set with rotary controls.
>
> I have never come up with a top-end rig with a decent keypad.
>
> ATB
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Kelvin Marsh
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:58 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: TS-990 Review
>
> Hi All,
>
> The accessibility review, and audio demos,  of the flagship Kenwood TS-990
> is at:
>
> http://active-elements.org/2013/07/14/kenwood-ts-990-accessibility-review-3/
>
> 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