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Avery's QTH ColumnAvery Finn, K0HLA, writes weekly for the Handiham World. The Handiham World for 14 May 2008
This is a weekly news & information update from Courage Center's Handiham System. Please do not reply to this message. Use the contact information below, or simply email handiham@courage.org. For subscribe/unsubscribe information, please see the bottom of the page. Contact us at: Courage Center - Handi-Ham System Welcome to Handiham World!
This will be a shorter edition of your Handiham World, since we are preparing to depart for Dayton. Visit Courage Center's Handiham System while you are at HAMVENTION®. We will be at booth number 332-C, where our display will include a voice-controlled Icom IC-706M2G with audio feedback. This system, called command & control, allows a blind user who also has very limited muscle control, to operate the transceiver, changing frequencies, modes, and other functions entirely by voice. The system then tells the user what it has done. The same headset microphone that controls the system by command is also used to modulate the rig. It's really a pretty cool deal, thanks to developers Lyle, K0LR, and Steve, WB5KIA. 
I was impressed with the portability of this ham radio emergency communications system. This photo was from Dayton HAMVENTION 2005, but similar exhibits have been at the 2006 and 2007 shows. I expect to see them again, with improvements, at this year's show. The system covers VHF and HF bands, and is housed in an orange plastic box that allows the user to quickly deploy in an emergency, rather than having to gather up radios, connectors, and assorted parts when time is of the essence. The plastic box can be closed to keep out rain. The orange color is highly visible. It's one of many good ideas that you can learn about when you visit Dayton, so we hope to see you there. Patrick Tice
The Handiham World for 07 May 2008
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Contact Handihams Contest
Welcome once again to my humble QTH. We are going to have a Handiham Contest. We have a large number of Handiham 40th Anniversary QSL cards left from our special event station at the last Minnesota Radio Camp. We want to send them out even though it’s 2008 (we are quite frugal, you know), but you are going to have to earn them. So I am announcing the Avery’s QTH use-up-our-old-QSL-cards contest!
Avery's QTH: Are you still using that old slide rule?Welcome once again to my Humble QTH: Well, how's the Contact Handiham Members Contest going? It has been a week already. Have you made any contacts yet? Remember it runs until the last day of the year so there is still plenty of time left. It won't take long to catch up if you are on CW or using QRP. A good place to check in is on the daily EchoLink net. OK! That said, why is it people are so afraid to change technologies?
The Handiham World for 23 April 2008
This is a weekly news & information update from Courage Center's Handiham System. Please do not reply to this message. Use the contact information below, or simply email handiham@courage.org.
Avery's QTH - In which Avery announces a contestWelcome once again to my humble QTH: We are going to have a Handiham Contest. We have a large number of Handiham 40th Anniversary QSL cards left from our special event station at the last Minnesota Radio Camp. We want to send them out even though it’s 2008 (we are quite frugal, you know), but you are going to have to earn them. So I am announcing the Avery’s QTH use-up-our-old-QSL-cards contest!
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Photo: Here I am, peeking over the top of the 2007 display at the Handiham booth during HAMVENTION®.
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