actually, they do carry a cable that can directly interface with a serial port (on a supported radio). they have one for the kenwood ts-480 and the ™-d700). still, I wish they would keep the old serial ports. I can have the console (like from the BIOS) ported there and read with a terminal communications program on another machine.

-eric

On Dec 23, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Matthew Chao wrote:

> Hi, Eric.  Sorrhy to sayh, Window-Eyes also doesn't work with the 
> software, either; only NVDA does at least for now.  Have also ordered 
> a Kenwood USB cable and will try and use their software on one of my 
> other systems; I know their software will work with Window-Eyes; it's 
> just that i misplaced my serial cable for the rig, and my laptop 
> doesn't have a serial port.  Oh well, technology moves on.--Matt, N1IBB.
> 
> At 09:04 PM 12/23/2014, you wrote:
>> well,
>> I spoke with the tech heads at RT Systems. They told me it works best =
>> with NVDA (the free screen reader). they had problems trying to get it =
>> to work with jaws, and I suspect that window eyes (being similarly =
>> designed) might have some of the same issues.
>> 
>> I happen to be a jaws user and have often found that when a program =
>> doesn't work with jaws, it might work with NVDA. I don't have window =
>> eyes or I might try that one as well.
>> 
>> -eric
>> 
>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 6:52 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi, Folks.  I bought a cable and software programming package for my=20=
>> 
>>> TH-F6A from RT Systems via HRO.  I installed the software and tried=20
>>> to use it, but had very little success.  Am using Windows 7 64-bit=20
>>> along with Window-Eyes 8.4.  Has anyone had experience using this=20
>>> package, and if so, what's the workaround?  Thanks in=20
>>> advance.--Matthew Chao, N1IBB.