Hi all,

I know this is frustrating and aggravating, however, we will do better if we 
approach this calmly with reason, not from a position of demanding.

Just my opinion.

Howard #3

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: Re_DSTAR Accessability


> Overwhelm the Icom booth at Dayton and Something may happen.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:03 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Re_DSTAR Accessability
>
>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: 26 February, 2013 11:29:56 PM NST
>>> To: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re_DSTAR Accessability
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>>> Hi Jed and all, and apologize if I spelled your name wrong:=20
>>>=20
>>> I think what needs to happen here is we need a voice to get in the ear 
>>> of
>>> e=
>> ither a major ham radio software manufacturer or hardware 
>> manufacturer.=20
>>> To accomplish this, maybe a group needs to be created to which all blind
>>> a=
>> nd visually impaired hams could join to spearhead change.=20
>>> I don't know how it is in the states but up here in Canada, there's no
>>> for=
>> mal blind ham group to get in the ear of industry Canada, the governing
>> body=
>> which regulates the Amateur Radio service. =20
>>> Sure we have the CNIB which assists in us getting transcribed study
>>> materi=
>> als but with technology the way it is now, the CNIB's Amateur Radio
>> program i=
>> s pretty much in the wilderness. Sure you can contact them for loaner
>> equipm=
>> ent and so on but there's no governing sort of voice. =20
>>> So to that end, on the dStar problem, maybe we could start with Ray 
>>> Novac
>>> a=
>> t Icomm. Maybe we should get some sort of email per titian and I would be
>> mo=
>> re than happy to sign on for that. '
>>> I think it could start mainly with this group. Formalize some things and
>>> s=
>> tart. Most of us here probably have skype, echolink and so on, so lets
>> go.=20=
>>
>>>=20
>>> 73:=20
>>>=20
>>> Michael DE VO1AX=20
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