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Re: blind-friendly GPS units
From:
John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:41:34 -0500
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Dell PDA?  I'll be looking elsewhere anyway, I won't touch anything with the 
dell name on it ever again. Been there, it's a bad match with me.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: blind-friendly GPS units


> Well, I don't think you can interface the Trekker with anything else other
> then the Bluetooth receiver and of course your computer.  I don't know
> what PA radio related software is out there and I don't know if it will
> work with the Dell PDA that comes with Trekker.
>
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> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007, John Miller wrote:
>
>> I'm looking in to that for down the road too, I want one I can hook up to
>> the THD7AG, not that I have one yet but since my hole club I'm president 
>> of
>> has them, I was going to setup a node here to relay the signal out and
>> possibly get in to a little APRS, as far as reporting my position anyway. 
>> I
>> don't know how well it will work out, but it's 1 of the ideas I want to 
>> toy
>> with. It comes in handy with the club I belong to with some of our events
>> and stuff.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:17 PM
>> Subject: blind-friendly GPS units
>>
>>
>> > Hi, all.
>> >
>> > I think this question has come up on this list occasionally, but I 
>> > wasn't
>> > in
>> > a position to do anything when it did.
>> >
>> > Things have now changed, and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a
>> > blind-friendly GPS unit.
>> >
>> > I suspect that the unit will not be totally blind friendly in all of 
>> > its
>> > functions, but I'd like a unit that is as accessible as possible, with
>> > talking features, etc..
>> >
>> > GPS units are new to me, so I'm starting at the real beginner level 
>> > here.
>> >
>> > If you could provide information as to model, approximate price, and
>> > availability, that would be much appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >
>> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >
>>
>

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