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

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

They show up on the famous auction site on about a monthly basis. It's always possible to put a request on this reflector or QRZ or eHam. You never know who will part with one. I let mine go that way
Dave
WA3MKB

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <janed at burgoyne.com> 

> The only problem is that Ten Tec has not made those boards for years so you 
> have to get them used if you are lucky enough to find someone selling. 
> Ed K7UC 
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> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:05 AM 
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Early Ten-Tec's appropriate for a blind person? 
> 
> 
> > Yes, there is a board available for just that. It is the model 257 Voice 
> > Readout Board. It will plug in to the Paragon, Paragon II, Omni V, Omni VI 
> > and Omni VI+. Any of those is an excellent high performance rig. 
> > 
> > Pressing the voice button announces the readout frequency. All you have to 
> > do is plug the board in to the chassis. 
> > 
> > Info is on the TenTec wiki at this url 
> > 
> > http://tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=257 
> > 
> > Dave 
> > WA3MKB 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: "Wayne Whitman" 
> > 
> >> I believe it was an option on the Omni VI. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Thu, 29 May 2008 05:48:33 -0700 (PDT), "Kevin Anderson" 
> >> said: 
> >> > 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 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > -- 
> >> > ------------------------------------- 
> >> > Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA 
> >> > k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com 
> >> > http://postoilgeography.blogspot.com/ 
> >> > ------------------------------------- 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > 
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> >> 73, 
> >> Wayne 
> >> K4ELO 
> >> k4elo at fastmail.fm 
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