Fwd: [VWS] RE: blind ham

[Bob Bruninga]

The Kenwood D700 and D710 series of dual band radios have voice syntehsizers just to aid the handicapped.  It speaks the settings and the frequency...

Bob, WB4APR


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 18:44:59 -0400
>From: tacos-bounces+bruninga=nadn.navy.mil at amrad.org (on behalf of Bill <lilesw at gmail.com>)
>Subject: Fwd: [VWS] RE: blind ham  
>To: AMRAD <tacos at amrad.org>
>
>   Can any amrad member help?
>
>   Sent from my iPod
>   Begin forwarded message:
>
>     From: Ray Anderson <ray_anderson1 at hotmail.com>
>     Date: July 2, 2012 5:21:33 PM EDT
>     To: <john_bailey17 at hotmail.com>, VWS General
>     Discussion <vws-general at googlegroups.com>
>     Subject: [VWS] RE: blind ham
>     Reply-To: vws-general at googlegroups.com
>
>     Hi John,
>
>     So nice to hear from you.
>
>     I'm distributing your email to our members in the
>     hope that someone will be able to assist you.
>
>     I'm asking those VWS members who might be able to
>     assist John to keep me in the loop so that I can
>     monitor the situation. I'd very much like John to
>     be able to become active on 2-meters with our
>     assistance.
>
>     73,
>     Ray, kj4cnn
>     .
>
>
>
>
>
>   ----------------------------------------------------
>
>     From: john_bailey17 at hotmail.com
>     To: ray_anderson1 at hotmail.com
>     Subject: blind ham
>     Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 15:03:29 -0400
>
>     Hello Mr. Anderson,
>     My name is John Bailey (KC4BQI) and I am trying to
>     get back on the air after several years away. I
>     would like to get onto 2m. However, I am nearly
>     blind and the latest 2m gear is all digital and is
>     nearly impossible for a blind person to operate.
>
>     I used to have an old 1970's Clegg 2m base station
>     that had knobs to turn to set the frequency. And,
>     this works very well for someone who cannot read
>     the frequency.
>
>     My question is, do you know of any vintage rigs
>     like this one? Or, would it be possible to put an
>     ad in your club's newsletter asking if anyone had
>     a pre-digital 2m transceiver in the garage that
>     they wanted to sell?
>
>     Thank you,
>     John Bailey
>     KC4BQI
>     703.994.2040
>
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