Keith wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:09:19 -0400, Mike Coslo wrote:


Now that you mention it, how does a fully blind ham tell what frequency
he or she is on? I suppose that using the memory channels on an HF rig
would be one method, but does anyone here know?


But does the government require the blind to take a test to prove they can
read the frequency read out in order to obtain a license?

No, but they are expected to be able to keep their transmissions within
the correct frequency ranges just like everyone else. One of my very
best friends was a blind ham. I taught Novice classes with him for
several years. He had devices to aid in tuning up his equipment and
knowing what frequency he was on. He use Drake equipment and which tuned
a certain number of KHz per dial revolution. He had marker oscillators
for different frequencies and once he found a marker for a certain
frequency he could count dial revolutions and know what frequency he was
on and he was pretty accurate at setting the frequency. Later he
obtained a rig with an audio frequency readout.
So anyway, what does the question have to do with the Morse code
requirement?