[chirp_users] New blind ham trying to use Chirp

[Jason Polansky]

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 at 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
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