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Re: Handhelds useable by blind persons
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Hi
I love my kenwood th f 6 a.

God bless, 
Rev. mark Torgerson 

God loves you!
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> On Mar 28, 2016, at 10:03 PM, Pete <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Joseph, just letting you know that Icom id51a does not have full voice s=
> ynthesis, all it does is tell you who kerchuned by announcing their callsig=
> n and only in dstar mode, not in fm. I have one. It will not tell you menu =
> options, frequency or anything like that. I also have the th F6a and it doe=
> s have different pitched beeps for certain things. it always beeps when mem=
> ory goes past memory 0. Hope this helps.73Pete ve4ph
> 
>      From: Joseph Stephen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:48 PM
> Subject: Handhelds useable by blind persons
>  =20
> Hello All,
> 
> =20
> 
> Sorry if this has been asked before, I am new to this list. Besides the
> partially accessible Baofeng, Tyt and other related handhelds, I know that
> the Kenwood TH-f7e has beeps which distinguish settings making it possible
> for a blind person to use the radio totally independently. My question is,
> besides the Icom id51A which apparently has full voice synthesis, which of
> the other handhelds by icom or kenwood are usable by blind people. I count
> useable as:
> 
> 1.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Emitting distinguishing beeps for on/off (eg low for=
> off, high for
> on) or when cycling to the first of several menu items.
> 
> 2.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Full voice synthesis of menu options and settings of=
> those options.
> 
> =20
> 
> I am certainly happy with option 1, so long as menu predictability is
> guaranteed etc.
> 
> My wishlist is as follows:
> 
> 1.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2m/70cm,
> 
> 2.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Wide band receive eg 01 to 1300 mhz,
> 
> 3.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Rugged.
> 
> 4.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 5w output.
> 
> =20
> 
> I did not ask about Yaesu but if you know a yaesu handheld is accessible,
> please chime in with info about it as well.
> 
> =20
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joseph
> 
> =20
> 
> =20
> 
> =20
> 
> 
>

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