[TenTec] Early Ten-Tec's appropriate for a blind person?

[Ed Malmgren]

Kevin, I have a Triton 4 with a freq counter which anounces the frequency. 
Also the Paragon or the omni five and the Omni sixes have a slot for a voice 
board.
Ed K7UC
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From: <wa3fiy at radioadv.com>
To: "Kevin Anderson" <k9iua at yahoo.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Early Ten-Tec's appropriate for a blind person?


> Kevin,
>
> The Paragon had an optional voice board.  It worked nicely.  Not sure the
> Paragon is early enuf for David tho.
>
> 73,
>
> -Lee-
> WA3FIY
>
>
> On 29 May 2008 at 5:48, Kevin Anderson wrote:
>
>> I have been contacted off the list by David, KB1HFF, about
>> obtaining an early Ten-Tec radio suitably adaptable for a blind
>> person.  This would mean a radio with a frequency annunciator or
>> otherwise adaptable for Braille.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> Did/do any Ten-Tecs come with a frequency annunciator for the
>> blind?
>>
>> I recall on the auction site someone selling a Century 22 where
>> they had removed the plastic plate over the string dial so one
>> could feel where one is with respect to each 100 kilohertz, plus
>> then added some braille markings to the dial knob.  I presume
>> something similar could be done to the analog Triton's, Omni's,
>> early Delta, and the analog Argosy.
>>
>> Other ideas?  If anyone has such a modified radio, please try
>> contacting David directly - I can give you his e-mail address in
>> a direct e-mail.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Kevin Anderson
>>
>>
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