Hi Group,

I also used to love those Radio Shack multifunction talking watches.  I 
had one in perfect shape for 4 years until I washed it. Yes, I left it 
in a pocket of my shirt and threw the shirt in the washing machine and 
it never worked again.

How Dumb!

On 6/14/2014 1:07 PM, Harvey Heagy wrote:
> I wish they had not discontinued the old RadioShack talking watch that had
> time, stopwatch and timer functions on it with the bar across the bottom of
> the face to check the time.  LS and S Group had them for a while under
> another name, but they also no longer carry them.  It had a good strong male
> voice, and no ping at the beginning of the time announcement.  If anyone
> knows where you can get those let me know, but I don't recall the brand
> name.  I bought 3 of them several years ago when LS and S was closing them
> out, but I am on my last one.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 9:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
>
> I agree! I did not like the idea of having the Braille watch cleaned every
> few months. The only maintenance needed for a talking watch is to have the
> battery changed every two years.
>
> Andy
>