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The K 1000 in this case is Kurzweil 1000. In their manual they say that 
you may use a scanner or a camera for inputting data. Has anyone tried the
camera 
approach? It certainly works well with KNFB Reader but how about K 1000? 

Bob KD0BR
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On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 10:48 PM
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Subject: Audible rotor direction indicator

I don't think I have commented on this thread, but back in 1975, I had a
HamAm rotor that turned my HighGain TH6DXX 6 element beam.  There was no way
for a blind person to know the direction the antenna was pointing because
the rotor meter was of course under glass and probably had a very small
needle.  A friend at the time, built a small device, seems it was a voltage
controled oscillator with a pointer knob on top that rotated freely 360
degrees.  I would set the pointer in the direction I wanted to point the
beam and hit the keys on the rotor.  When the tone in the speaker inside the
attached box nulled out, I knew I was pointing northwest or where ever I
needed to point.  I am not aware of any similar audible rotor indicators out
there today.  
Jim WA6EKS

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