Hal/Tony, I wonder if the serious CW mobile operators might invent some CW sending capability from there steering wheels ? Since one's hands are on the sterring wheel most of the time some thumb sending might work.
Andy On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Tony <d...@optonline.net> wrote: > On 5/21/2010 4:28 AM, Hal Stang wrote: >> Thanks Tony I appreciate. And will let you know when I am on "the Road" >> LOL. I worked mobile CW for years. LOL. >> 73, thanks for your time. >> Hal >> WD4MDA >> > > Me too Hal! I used to take along a Bulldog mini paddle > http://www.amateurradioproducts.com/ and use it with the Icom 706. The > built-in keyer works well once you tweak it a bit. > > Lots of fun, but a good size bump in the road can really scramble your > sending for a moment, especially with the Econo-box I drove hi. > Hope to work you ALE-400 /M. That would be a first for me! > > Tony -K2MO > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tony"<d...@optonline.net> >> To:<digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 3:53 AM >> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Speech-to-Text for the Handicapped >> >> >> >>> On 5/21/2010 3:28 AM, Hal Stang wrote: >>> >>>> All, >>>> I am setting up my mobile rig again(icom 706/High Sierra >>>> Screwdriver/Ameritron amp). I wonder if you could run ALE400 or other >>>> digital modes from the mobile using speech recognition software??? >>>> Hal >>>> WD4MDA >>>> >>>> >>> Hal, >>> >>> Skip Teller can answer your questions - see the thread on this subject. >>> >>> Tony -K2MO >>> >>> PS: Let us know when you're on the road. >>> >>> >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Tony"<d...@optonline.net> >>>> To:<digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:41 PM >>>> Subject: [digitalradio] Speech-to-Text for the Handicapped >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> All, >>>>> >>>>> Andy brought up the digital mode / text-to-speech idea recently and a >>>>> thought came to mind that this could help the handicapped. I'm not sure >>>>> if speech-to-text programs can transfer text to another application >>>>> right out of the box, but assuming they did, there would still be the >>>>> need for voice commands to control the program. Seems a second sound >>>>> card may be needed as well; VAC might help. >>>>> >>>>> Skip Teller created Digitalk for the blind (thanks Skip) and Patrick >>>>> wrote an interface for it (thank you Patrick) so the programs can talk. >>>>> Andy's speech-to-text idea would complete the package. It's easy to >>>>> suggest something like this while standing on the shoulders of experts >>>>> like Patrick and Skip; I can only imagine what it takes to write the >>>>> code. >>>>> >>>>> Just a thought. >>>>> >>>>> Tony -K2MO >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------
