Chris, Since you quoted my message at the end of your note below, I wanted to reply.
I've been using my KX3 for almost a year now and have been very successful operating it via the CW user interface as a totally blind ham. If your friend has any questions, I would be happy to answer them (as I'm sure Buddy, KB5ELV and several other blind KX3 owners would). 73, Jim, KY2D -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris Johnson Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 8:06 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Wayne Burdick Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Accessible Transceivers Has the CW UI been enabled yet? I have a friend who really needs it, just like the KX1 did it. On Aug 23, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Jim Kutsch <jimkut...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Wayne, > I'm one of those blind hams with a KX3 now that #1291 arrived at my > QTH this week. I want to publically thank you for Elecraft's > commitment to accessibility. The Morse UI is outstanding! And, of > course the KX3 is an outstanding radio. I am looking forward to even > more access through the Morse UI in future firmware releases. If I can help in any way, please ask. > > 73, > Jim, KY2D > > Morse > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:44 AM > To: Buddy Brannan > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Accessible Transceivers > > Looks good, Buddy. I've already contacted them, and will be happy to > provide whatever support they need to accurately control all of our gear. > > As for the KX3, don't worry--I'll be adding many more built-in Morse > UI features. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > On Aug 23, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> High praise indeed for the K3, and for the accessory mentioned at >> http://www.hampod.com >> >> >> Rumor is that the Hampod guys want to get it also working with the >> W2, and with the KX3 for those guys who can't do the morse UI. >> Wayne, that doesn't mean stop working on the morse UI, another box to >> carry around makes the KX3 a lot less portable, thanks. Although it >> will solve the whole PSK decode problem. >> >> BTW, I now know of three KX3's that live with blind hams, and at >> least three K3's. Doesn't mean there aren't more of both. >> >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Armand Bakalian <asbakal...@comcast.net> >>> Subject: Accessible Transceivers >>> Date: August 23, 2012 2:58:31 AM EDT >>> To: blind-h...@listserv.icors.org >>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators >>> <blind-h...@listserv.icors.org >>>> >>> >>> Greetings to All, >>> >>> Reviewing some of the message traffic on the list, I see a lively >>> discussion about which rigs are more accessible for instance, the >>> Kenwood TS2000, 480, 590, and some of the Icom radios, which in my >>> opinion are limited in what they tell the operator. >>> >>> A week or so ago, I took the leap into the twenty-first century, >>> when I purchased an Elecraft K3 transceiver. We know the reputation, >>> and versatility, and expandability of the K3--why even some of the >>> operators on this list have taken the plunge. >>> >>> In my humble opinion, after being a ham for forty-six years, there >>> is no better combination than the Elecraft K3, and our own Rob >>> Santello's Hampod. Kenwood, Icom, and lastly Yaesu, can't hope to >>> hold a candle to what K6DQ has built, the Hampod K3 Reader. >>> >>> I seriously doubt that there isn't anything that the K3 Reader >>> doesn't tell you about what the K3 is doing. Rob has even built in >>> some macros that perform vital functions for blind ops, with a >>> simple push of a button. Sighted folks don't get that kind of >>> service from their visual display. >>> >>> Further, can you tell me which Kenwood rig will decode CW and PSK31, >>> and and read it aloud to you? If there is one, I must have missed it. >>> >>> The elegance and cutting edge technology employed in the K3 is >>> brought to life for the owner by the Hampod K3 Reader. I was amazed >>> to find that the radio even has a temperature sensor in the front >>> panel that can be queried by the Hampod, to tell you the ambient >>> temperature. Now that's really slick. The K3 Reader which was >>> developed by Rob, K6DQ over many months, and is still evolving is a >>> labor of love from which we all can benefit. Rob hand-builds each >>> unit, and, as some on this list can attest, he stands behind what he >>> does, providing service that any larger company can't duplicate. It >>> didn't work, and the owner had a brand new unit in his hands within >>> less than a week, newly assembled and tested. >>> >>> Some may grumble that the Elecraft is expensive. In my opinion, the >>> prospective owner can scale the radio to his budget. Limited funds, >>> you can start small, and since the radio is modular in design and >>> operation, you can add options to the radio as finances allow. >>> Start out >>> with the ten watt version of the K3, and see what it's like running >>> QRP. When you have the bucks, you can add the watts, and any other >>> options that are available. >>> >>> Sure, the K3 Reader doesn't cost what a VGS3 does, but it's not a >>> VGS3 (hope I have that model right). The operator is not subject to >>> the whims of Kenwood engineers who decide what's gonna talk, and >>> what ain't. With the K3 Reader, if the radio shows it, the Hampod K3 >>> Reader says it. Ask a Hampod owner. >>> >>> So, if you want to cruise the bands in extraordinary style Elecraft >>> and Hampod is a marriage of technology we can all appreciate. >>> >>> After exploring this rig for a few hours, I can't wait to learn the >>> radio, and the K3 Reader. It'll take time, for both of these little >>> boxes pack a lot of stuff inside. In the end, I know the investment >>> will sure be worth it. >>> >>> So if you can swing the finances, go Elecraft and Hampod! >>> >>> Hear you on the air, >>> >>> Armand W B 2 Z E I, Sacramento >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
