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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:50:49 -0400
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I've used it right along with all versions of windows, all versions of jaws. 
If you start at the top of the page, the first search will be the qrz 
search. Sometimes the tabs are flakey but generally if the page is maximized 
I don't have much problem. I use the site almost daily.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: QRZ.com


> John:
>
> Well, that's encouraging.
>
> I use Jaws 13 with Windows XP on this computer, so if you have any helpful
> tips for doing call sign searches and such, please pass them along.
>
> For one thing, it seems as though there are two search engines now on QRZ.
> One is a google type, and the other is QRZ itself.
>
> I often seem to have trouble finding the QRZ search.
>
> In addition, for a given call sign, there are tabs such as biography,
> details, and log a contact with. ... When I locate and hit enter or the
> space bar on any of those tab fields, I often get nothing, or get a tab
> field I do not want.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: QRZ.com
>
>
>>I still use qrz and don't find it as bad as everyone else does for some
>> reason.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 1:57 PM
>> Subject: QRZ.com
>>
>>
>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>
>>> I was just looking up a call on qrz.com, and was dismayed to find the
>>> search
>>> function and resultant information for a given call is less accessible
>>> than
>>> it has ever been.
>>>
>>> It does not seem as easy to get to the QRZ look-up as it once was, and
>>> even
>>> when there, it is more difficult to access different pieces of
>>> information
>>> for a given call sign.
>>>
>>> I know that wm7d has been suggested as another alternative, and may now
>>> start using that web site exclusively for call sign lookups.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had similar recent experience with qrz.com??
>>>
>>> I am using Jaws 13 and Windows XP on this particular computer.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>> 

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