Re: School Project: Help needed

Joel Kolstad wrote:

"Bricket" <Xabriol@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1143754944.125943.5420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The teacher is interesed, I imagine in organizing the project from
begining to end. Which mean that at least a crude apparatus must be
built and functional. Believe it or not, he would like the thng to have
a speech instead of relying on vibration or intensity of vibration
like some commercial unit have.


I wonder if he's asked any of the intended users what *their* preferences might be. I'd think speech wouldn't be nearly as useful since it's simply so slow in providing feedback, but I wouldn't really know either.

I have been surprised that you see talking RF power & VSWR meters out there, and apparently they sell significant quantities!


Hi Joel,
Well, a lot of the stuff for the visually impaired finds its way into the 'normal' population. A few years ago, talking watches and calculators were all the rage, especially for kids! And, if I am tuning an RF stage, it can be right handy to be able to see which slug I'm turning without having to look at the meter... 8-)

Charlie
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