Hi Eric An interesting post and welcome. For years I used Yaesu rigs with computer interfaces to make them sort of accessible. Now, I use a K3 with PC interface in the main, and the Hampod. Had my ticket since 1969. 73 ATB David W Wood -----Original Message----- From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of eric oyen Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 12:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: hello everyone. new member here Greetings fellow blind hams, I am eric and also a blind ham. I decided (once I got other things = squared away here) to join the list. My station: HF radio: Yeasu FT-757GX1 with MFJ-949e Antenna tuner, Palomar = Tuner-Tuner noise bridge, and Carolina Windom 80-10 meter antenna VHF/UHF: Kenwood TMD-710 Dual Band Mobile with comet CX-902 Base Antenna Several Handheld radios. My HF radio would normally be inaccessible to the blind except that I = use an FIF-232C computer interface and rigctl (rig control) for Ubuntu = Linux. This allows me to set my radio to any frequency with little fuss. = This control program also works with many other radios supported under = the HamLib package for linux.Since this is a command line program, it = will work well with ORCA (on the unity desktop) or with BRLtty for = strictly command line linux. I am using this program via a terminal = shell on the desktop and it works well. I can even invoke it via an SSH = (secure shell) session and remotely control the radio from my desk. now = about the only thing I need to figure out is how to port the audio via a = network connection and listen to it on my mac in another part of the = house. Thats a project for another day. eric n7zzt