Jason,
For blind hams using screen-reading software to access their computer, almost any radio-programming software works better than chirp! Your first attempt for any model radio should be the radio manufacturer's software. Remember, most sighted people have no clue about the difficulties faced by blind users of computers.
Best wishes!
73 Bob AD8RJ
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Polansky" jaedpo96@gmail.com To: "Discussion of CHIRP" chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] New blind ham trying to use Chirp
I have a Wouxun Kg-uvd1p radio. I don't know anything about Linux. Is it expensive to install? I might have to try RT Systems software if it works with Wouxun radios. Wouxun has its own software, but I had trou opening the zipped exe file and heard that Chirp is better.
On 11/26/14, Eric Oyen eric.oyen@gmail.com wrote:
Jason, you can run chirp from a USB stick installed Linux (ubuntu is probably the best for this). Just be aware that some of the interface elements for chirp on Linux may not be labeled quite right (or at least logically IMHO).
depending on the radio you have, you might have to check into RT Systems software. they charge $49 and you get the whole package (cable, software). They have also made their software compatible with NVDA (they had some problems with how jaws parses the video buffer).
-eric . On Nov 26, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Jason Polansky wrote:
Hello chirp users! My name is Jason Polansky 'Kc3DYC'. I just received my ham radio technician class license and learned about Chirp from my instructor. I am blind and use the JAWS screen reader on a windows 7 computer. After downloading Chirp and opening it, JAWS was not reading anything. Pressing the alt key didn't take me to the menus as it does with most programs. Can anybody help. Thank you Jason Polansky _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users
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