[nfbmi-talk] This looks cool for those who don't have cable- FW:[The-Facts-Machine] Digital Radio

Mon Feb 21 12:43:12 UTC 2011

Sorry, Fred, thought you were suggesting that someone might be able to make 
use of it with a cable installation.

Things are well here in St. Louis. Susan Ford is retiring in about a month 
from RSB and the snow is all melted. nearly three weeks ago we received 
about 3.5 inches of sleet which then froze after getting about four inches 
of snow on top of it. Had to walk my dog in the street.

Take care.

Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] This looks cool for those who don't have cable- 
FW:[The-Facts-Machine] Digital Radio

> Hey Fred!
>
> Hope things are well with you.
>
> I'm not sure the point of hooking this to a cable.  It is for those who 
> want
> to use an antenna and not have cable and don't want a TV.  This is a cheap
> and convenient choice, and if I understand, it also has a radio.  It does
> stereo, too.  I wonder if it has the secondary channels, which seems 
> likely,
> since it is adapted from a Radio Talking Book receiver, as I understand.
> Man, the price of cable is way too high as far as I am concerned, so this 
> is
> appealing.  Mostly, I only watch CNN.  Otherwise, I watch Lansing channels
> which i could get for free with this receiver.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of fred olver
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 5:32 PM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] This looks cool for those who don't have cable -
> FW:[The-Facts-Machine] Digital Radio
>
> This does not appear to be able to work with cable services because there 
> is
> no way to input material accept through with the antenna. I had a similar
> thought, though, Fred, to Input the signal from a cable box and use it 
> that
> way. It ought to be able to be done with slight modifications.
>
> Fred Olver
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 4:24 PM
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] This looks cool for those who don't have cable -
> FW:[The-Facts-Machine] Digital Radio
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: the-facts-machine at googlegroups.com
>> [mailto:the-facts-machine at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve
>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 11:14 AM
>> To: the-facts-machine
>> Subject: [The-Facts-Machine] Digital Radio
>>
>>
>>
>> The following is a description of a digital TV radio that Richard
>> Oehm, of Optacon repair fame, is able to produce and sell.  It costs
>> $165 plus $17 shipping.  If you're interested in purchasing this
>> device, please contact Richard directly; his contact info is at the 
>> bottom
> of this e-mail.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The DTV radio I can offer to you is a modified version of what we sell
>> to reader services that utilize one of the "alternate audio" channels
>> on a terrestrial (off air) digital TV channel to carry their
>> broadcasts.  This radio is fairly easy for a blind person to use, and
>> the users instructions will come in Braille or as an audio
>> presentation on a compact disk.  The radio doesn't
>>
>> have speech output, but its operation is fairly intuitive.
>>
>>
>>
>> The radio is housed in a small wooden cabinet with its own speaker.
>> There are rear panel stereo RCA type audio output jacks on this radio,
>> that allow you to connect this radio to your hi fi audio system.  The
>> radio tunes all off air digital television channels from channel #2 to
>> channel #69. This is a digital TV receiver capable of decoding all
>> ATSC formatted broadcasts.  This radio will not receive any analog TV
>> broadcasts if there are still any of these available in your area.
>> Additionally, this radio will not receive most of the TV channels
>> carried by your cable company.  The radio has its own telescoping whip
>> antenna for receiving DTV channels within approximately twenty to
>> thirty miles from you.  You can also disconnect this built in antenna
>> and use a superior indoor or outdoor tv antenna for better reception
>> of distant broadcast TV signals. A front panel keypad allows you to
>> set up this radio for reception of digital TV channels in your area.
>> This front panel keypad also allows you to select and listen too, any
>> of the available tv channels and alternate audio programs available at
>> your location.  The radio operates from standard 120 volt AC power
>> outlets.  The radio cabinet measures eight inches high, twelve inches
>> wide, and four inches deep.
>> These
>> dimmensions asume that the telescoping whip antenna is in its fully
>> collapsed position.  The radio comes with a two year parts and labor
>> warranty.  The price for this radio is $165.00 each.  This price
>> doesn't include shipping charges.  If you're interested in purchasing
>> one or more of
>>
>> these radios, let me know.  It can sometimes take us approximately
>> fifteen to thirty days to deliver one of these radios.
>>
>> Very Best Regards,
>>
>> Richard Oehm
>>
>> Richard Oehm    E-mail: oehmelec at comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>> Lansing, MI
>>
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