Hi Sarah!

If that Baofeng is 0only sounding like food frying, that isn't so bad. If it
starts smelling like it, that would be a different story, hi hi.

If you get with me off list next week, I can get you the information from
the local market that may serve your need and budget. Do you need a
dual-bander or single, and exactly what band or bands do you need to cover?
I understand the accessibility side, and can clarify that as needed.

73,
Dave 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami
Sent: Friday, 29 May 2015 9:40 p.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: in search for a new radio

I'm very familiar with the rt systems. I know someone who uses the =
software I think on their yesu, and I know someone, my x in fact, who = can
get around his yesu with out an issue, but he used the model of = radio
through the series  for probably maybe 6 years.

I love the voice on the kenwoods but I'm not buying a base unit, and the =
hand helds don't talk. Plus I am in a budget here. Lol! I really =
appreciate the graduation gift, if I can find something that can work = for
me and be better and won't crap out on me after 2 years.  And I = hardly
used the thing.

Anyway it's off to try sleep again. hope all of this jumbled mess makes =
sence.

Take care and 73.
> On May 28, 2015, at 11:59 PM, Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> well,
> there aren't that many accessible radios (especially those that can be 
>=
=3D
> programmed by keyboard by the blind). A Bao-feng or one of the other 
> =3D=

> chinese makes and the RT-systems package (accessible using windows and 
> =
=3D
> NVDA) only costs about $50 and includes the cable. no fancy drivers to 
> =
=3D
> have to install or software incompatibilities to worry about (or lack 
> =
of =3D
> accessibility like you find with Chirp). I still have the 2 Bao-Feng 
> =3D=

> handhelds that I have had for 3 years and they still work as designed. 
> =
=3D
> Sometimes, depending on the day that lot was made, you might get a =3D 
> really good radio, or a really bad one. Anyway, good luck on the new 
> =3D=

> radio, whatever it might be.
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> -Eric (n7zzt)
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> On May 28, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
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>> I love my baofeng how ever the receiver on it is crapping out to the 
>> =
=3D3D=3D
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>> point where simplex is starting to sound like someone is frying food. 
>> =
=3D
> =3D3D
>> MMMMM! Lol! Ok, so I was talking to my mom and she said that she =3D
> would, =3D3D
>> if the price were slightly higher then $100 get me a new radio that =
is =3D
> =3D3D
>> easy for me to use and is better then my baofeng. I'll still keep =
mine =3D
> =3D3D
>> around just in case someone needs to borrow it what not.
>> =3D20
>> but I want to be able to program channels, use the mac to program 
>> =3D3D=

>> multiple channels in it and the radio be accessible to use for a =
blind =3D
> =3D3D
>> person. It does not need to have voice, but I need  a way to navigate 
>> =
=3D
> =3D3D
>> the menus, enter in frequencies, set different settings correctly, 
>> =3D
> etc.
>> =3D20
>> Can anyone offer up any suggestions? I love the sound of the yesu =3D
> FT-60 =3D3D
>> radio, but they are very heavy for my wrists for prolonged times. =
Plus =3D
> =3D3D
>> the key button is hard for me to press at times due to my arthritis. 
>> =
=3D3D=3D
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>> Yeah I'm falling apart. Lol!
>> =3D20
>> All of you take care and 73.=3D3D