hi all,
thanks so mjuch for the nice welcome!  blake, where in texas are you 
from?  john j.  i am not real familiar with echo link.  have heard 
about it, but don't know how it might work.  i am hopefully going to 
get in touch with our club here in springfield missouri and try and 
get back in the ham community.  i really miss it.  i used to do a lot 
of things when i was in evansville indiana.  and i hope to get to do 
it again.  anyway, thanks again for the warm welcome.  feel free to 
write off list if you have questions or whatever.  i am wondering 
what is available that may be accessible for blind hams.  i have only 
done 2 meter stuff.  any help would be appreciated.
73, lisa, ka9vlv