IIRC,
I think his call is AA7bq. I will have to check my contact list to see if I still have his email.

Someone needs to inform him that we are far larger than a "small population". Last I checked, we (as a group) made up somewhere around 7% of the overall US ham community. Its interesting that this number also coincides with the actual percentage of blind people in the US population. Interesting that.

-eric
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On May 10, 2014, at 8:12 AM, Robert Ringwald wrote:

> What is the call sign of the owners and email address of the owners of =
> QRZ.com?
> 
> Every time I try to log in, it doesn=E2=80=99t accept my password. I =
> have to keep resetting it which is a real drag.=20
> 
> Bob Ringwald K6Ybv
> 
> 
> From: Eric Oyen=20
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 12:17 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: QRZ.COM
> 
> you aren't the only one. I have tried to get hold of fred loud (the =3D
> website owner) to explain the issues. His response went something along =
> =3D
> the lines of: I will not change the website or the database. it is fine =
> =3D
> just the way it is.
> 
> Apparently, he is either ignorant of our difficulties or simply does not =
> =3D
> care. I have also chatted with the developers of Vbulletin. They have =
> =3D
> made changes to their forum hosting web package so that it can be made =
> =3D
> more accessible. All it requires is that the website owner check a few =
> =3D
> configuration options to allow for accessibility. They were far more =3D
> helpful than Mr. Lloyd seems to be.
> 
> Some of the issues I have encountered with QRZ.com:
> 1. call sign lookups have some controls that are not usable by screen =
> =3D
> reader users (such as mouse over to reveal email, etc.)
> 2. scrolling past the initial posting in a thread causes the browser to =
> =3D
> either lock, or crash when using a screen reader (especially on a mac)
> 3. posting a new thread is problematic as the edit area can't be =3D
> interacted with directly (I have to compose in a text editor and then =
> =3D
> copy/paste into said area).
> There are a myriad of other issues (a lot dealing with the advertising =
> =3D
> links), but are too bothersome to list.
> 
> thats my experience with QRZ.com.
> 
> -eric
> N7zzt
> 
> On May 9, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Robert Ringwald wrote:
> 
>> I have nothing but trouble with QRZ.com
>> =3D20
>> I feel that the sight is not =3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D9CBlind =3D
> Friendly=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D9D.=3D3D20
>> =3D20
>> Anyone else have hassles with it?
>> =3D20
>> =3D20
>> =3D20
>> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
>> www.ringwald.com
>> 916/ 806-9551
>> =3D20
>> "Don't worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow in =
> =3D3D
>> Australia".=3D3D20
>> =3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D93Charles M. Schulz