It's too bad that they quit making the R F Applications  P 2000 C W watt/swr 
meter which I think is the very best one everr built for the blind.  They 
are fool proof and work flawlessly for tuning and reading power and swr.  I 
have had one for years and not a bit of problem.  73
Ed   K7UC

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From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]
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Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:30 PM
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Subject: Fwd: Re_talking Watt Meter

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>> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: 12 June, 2012 4:53:25 PM NDT
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re_talking Watt Meter
>>
>> Hi All:
>>
>> I don't know why with all the accessibility groups out there a cross rig 
>> talking watt meter can't be produced.
>> I'm sure that most of the manufacturers would allow their codes to be 
>> used for a price. This still shouldn't push the meter out of our reach. 
>> IE: I paid 189 for my TW-1 back in 2004. Not allot of money for the 
>> benefits it still brings to my station.
>> So if a new meter could be produced for the same price point, it would be 
>> a good thing. Instead we got Kenwood, Icomm and Elecraft doing their own 
>> thing and then there's Yaesu or Tentec who don't provide any 
>> accessibility or its placed in the low end rig as in the case of the 
>> FT-450.
>> With all the new rigs hitting the markets its a shame that not much 
>> attention is given to accessibility.
>> Hek, with computer control as advanced as it is, I don't know why a Ham 
>> Software vender hasn't released a cross rig complete blind friendly 
>> accessibility tool, one that could give us the complete menus, an all of 
>> the other parameters that the sighted hams have.
>> I think the closest thing was HRD and TX-manager but even they required 
>> some work arounds. LOL
>>
>> 73:
>>
>> Michael De VO1AX
>>
>>
>>