A blind operator has asked me to post this question. He has an
FT-7100M and wonders if there is anything available that will provide
a speech output to help him use the transceiver. He has an old
Kenwood which has this sort of facility via an add-on board.
Does anyone have any ideas?

On 9 Sep 2003 11:30:49 -0700, (Merlin) wrote:

A blind operator has asked me to post this question. He has an
FT-7100M and wonders if there is anything available that will provide
a speech output to help him use the transceiver. He has an old
Kenwood which has this sort of facility via an add-on board.
Does anyone have any ideas?

There is a group called Handi-Hams which is a resource for all sorts
of info on adaptive technology for hams.

Don't have a URL, but a little Google or a look at ARRL might bring it
up quickly.

As rigs get more computerized, this sort of thing should get easier,
at least in theory.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

On 9 Sep 2003 11:30:49 -0700, (Merlin) wrote:

A blind operator has asked me to post this question. He has an
FT-7100M and wonders if there is anything available that will provide
a speech output to help him use the transceiver. He has an old
Kenwood which has this sort of facility via an add-on board.
Does anyone have any ideas?

There is a group called Handi-Hams which is a resource for all sorts
of info on adaptive technology for hams.

Don't have a URL, but a little Google or a look at ARRL might bring it
up quickly.

As rigs get more computerized, this sort of thing should get easier,
at least in theory.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:15:14 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

There is a group called Handi-Hams which is a resource for all sorts
of info on adaptive technology for hams.

Don't have a URL, but a little Google or a look at ARRL might bring it
up quickly.

Here's a URL for them:
http://www.handiham.org/

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:15:14 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

There is a group called Handi-Hams which is a resource for all sorts
of info on adaptive technology for hams.

Don't have a URL, but a little Google or a look at ARRL might bring it
up quickly.

Here's a URL for them:
http://www.handiham.org/

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom