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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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I don't have an opticon here, but that is certainly good advice for anyone
who does.

Thanks for sharing that.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Mike Keithley
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 10:30 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ARRL Antenna Handbook

If you have an Optacon, print a chapter and check out the figures. I did
this with test chapter five to examine the loop configurations with the
Optacon. Can't beat it!

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sunday, January 4, 2015 6:02 pm
Subject: Re: ARRL Antenna Handbook

>
>
> Butch and all:
> 
> How's this?
> 
> I think I now have the antenna book files in a compressed zip folder.
> 
> Let me know if this is any easier to work with.  And, thanks for your 
> patience.  I'm still learning.
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/sb9i6l4nkcha1pe/Antenna%20Handbook.zip?dl=0
> 
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ARRL Antenna Handbook
> 
> Is there any way you could zip all these up and put up as one file.  I 
> see so many links, it is hard to know what to download.  Having the 
> whole folder zipped would make it much easier to download.
> Thanks.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Sun, 4 Jan
> 2015, Tom Behler wrote:
> 
> > Scott:
> >
> > Initially, I speculated that the Antenna Handbook in PDF file format 
> > might be readable on the Stream, but now, I'm not so sure.
> >
> > I guess one way to find out would be to put it in the other books 
> > folder, and see if the Stream recognizes it.
> >
> > The other way would be to convert the PDF files to text files, and 
> > then put it in the text files folder, but that would be a really 
> > daunting task in this case.
> >
> > Anyway, if anyone wants to take the time to try any of these things, 
> > please tell the group how things turn out.
> >
> > Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators 
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Scott Gillen
> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 7:00 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: ARRL Antenna Handbook
> >
> > Hay Tom. Did you say you could read the files on your Stream?  If so 
> > what mo= del do you have and does it matter?  I think my sister has 
> > an older one she i= sn't using. Would be cool if I could read them 
> > on my NLS machine or on the N= LS iPhone app.=20
> >
> > 73
> > Scott
> > ZL1CHM / N0HOK
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 5/01/2015, at 8:29 AM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, folks.
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> Well, I think I might have just created a shared dropbox link that 
> >> can be  used by anyone who might be interested in accessing a copy 
> >> of the ARRL  Antenna Handbook that I have.  Here's the link.
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2p32626uj8ggwzb/AAAvGuaEFttheAa2z1IUke15a?
> >> dl
> >> =3D=
> > 0
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> If someone could try it, and let me know what you find, that would 
> >> be appreciated.
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> I do ask that whoever tries the link is someone who is truly 
> >> interested in=
> >
> >> the book, since the number of possible downloads might be limited.
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> =20
> >> One other thing I'll say is that there are many files in this 
> >> folder, so  hopefully, it will not be too challenging for someone 
> >> to access the individual chapter files they want.
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> >> =20
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> >> Thank
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> >> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> =20
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> >
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