Hi Jeff, It's a Super Wal-Mart and it's all in one big building. Thanks,
Danny.
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From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: ALittleOT SortOfGpsTypeSystemQuestion4uGuys


> WHat type of a place is this, and do you go outside for anything like in
> between buildings?
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> On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Danny Dyer wrote:
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> > Hi Folks, wonder if you can help me here.  I'm a lifetime blind/except
for
> > light perception,  longtime ham who's thankfully now working in a _large
> > super center type facility. I carry an Icom IC-t90A with me, and I'm
Trying
> > To Figure a dependable time efficient way to get from one established
point
> > to another established point in that facility where much of the
interveening
> > landscape/storescape constantly changes.
> > Is there any kind of transmitter-receiver system, or just transmitting
> > device which emits a carrier with tone or anything else, which would
give
> > you an audible indication, IE, pitch rising or falling, pulses
increasing or
> > decreasing in speed,  or something similar, as you were getting closer
to,
> > or farther away from  the transmitter?  A stronger S/strength signal on
a
> > meter won't help, unless a sighted person walks with me, which defeats
the
> > whole purpose here.  Fellow employees, managers, and other Folks both
have
> > been, and are very helpful, in terms of rendering assistance to and from
> > places in the store, but I don't like to take people "off task" to do
it,
> > and placement of racks and so forth is changeable enough that simply
> > counting steps, etc, doesn't cut it.  Any suggestions you have would be
> > greatly appreciated, thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
> > reply off list if you like to me at
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