Hi again Doug!

You can use any key pretty much that you want. I can understand why you
dohn't use momentary, but you're still on a wing and a prayer if it works.
That's what Steve was getting at. So how do you know you aren't talking to
yourself? I'll figure something out. Some sighted feedback will be needed,
but there's still a couple people in the world that can do it. Just need to
tell them what to look for, then find out what they tell me, and hope then
that I can make some use of it. Hi hi. 

73,
Dave  

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of doug and sheilla emerson
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 3:24 a.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Echolink accessibility

I use the left control key for my p t t on Echolink. However, I don't use
the momentary feature because my fingers aren't strong enough to hold it
down for more than a minute or so. Also, I need two hands to read braille
for when I give the trivia question during the Wednesday night echolink net
on handihams. 73 to all. Doug, N6NFF

-----Original Message-----
From: Buddy Brannan
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:07 AM
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Subject: Re: Echolink accessibility

I wouldn't use the spacebar myself. I usually use ctrl (right ctrl if = you
can choose, and I think you can). But also set to momentary.

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> On May 11, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I had sent a reply that went direct to Dave.   I remember that someone=20=

> on the Friday night net was having a ptt problem (maybe WB9R),  so 
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> what it's worth, here it is for the list:
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> Under tools/preferences drop down menu in echolink, I changed ptt to =
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> the spacebar and checked the "momentary" check box.   This lets the=20
> spacebar act like the ptt button on a microphone:  hold it down and =
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> are in TX, release it for RX.
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> There may be other ways to solve Dave's and Harold's problems, but  =
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> is my 2 cents.
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> 73, Steve KW3A
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> On 5/11/2015 7:51 AM, Dave Allen wrote:
>> Hi all!
>>=20
>> I'm wanting to use Echolink more effectively as a single user. I can 
>>=
tell
>> most prefer to use it in sysop mode, and I realise that has some =
benefits,
>> especially if you want to hook a radio up to it. At some point, I =
may, but
>> for now, it's in individual mode that I want to gain better behaviour 
>> =
than
>> I'm seeing. Keyboard acommands are helpful, granted, but those only =
simplify
>> some navigational functions.
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>> Now if you've followed me this far, here's what I want ideas on =
achiving. I
>> know what my hot key is for transmit. But what feedback do I get when 
>> =
I
>> press it? None at all. I don't believe that is the sighted =
experience.
>> Surely they'd never allow that under normal circumstances.
>>=20
>> To be fair, I eventually know that the transmition went out, because 
>>=
when I
>> release the PTT key, I hear a satisfying beep, but it seems a bit =
unfair if
>> not unreasonable that the only feedback I get is after the fact. Is =
there
>> some kind of transmit light showing sonmewhere that I can find, and =
then
>> draw a frame around it in order to give me more of the feedback that 
>> =
would
>> be useful?
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>> I've hunted around pretty extensively, and can't find anything, =
although
>> maybe that is happening because I don't exactly know what I should be 
>> looking for. If this was a good old valve job, I'd hear relays to at 
>> =
least
>> fool me into thinking things were working. But the silent experience 
>> =
just
>> ain't inducing much confidence. So where am I going wrong?
>>=20
>> Thanks for listening. I just think there should be more to it than =
I'm aware
>> of so far, so if someone will give me a hint or tell me I'm just =
asking for
>> too much from it, maybe that's just what I have to live with.
>>=20
>> 73,
>> Dave
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>> Blind-Sight Limited
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