[SFDXA] A somewhat unusual request -- some ham radio help for Bill NC1L

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A somewhat unusual request -- some ham radio help for Bill NC1L
Sun Apr 3, 2016 10:10 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Peter Chamalian" w1rm

Friends,

I'm reaching out as far as I can to see assistance for Bill Moore, NC1L. As
you may remember, Bill was Mr. DXCC at ARRL Hq for many years and for those
who don't know, was severely injured in a car accident 2 years ago.

Fast forward to today. Bill has use of his arms but his hands are all but
useless - he has no manual dexterity at all. He can use his phone and ipad
via a stylus that is strapped to his hand so he can poke at buttons. He can
do the equivalent of click and drag but it's very difficult and without much
accuracy. Bill is in a nursing facility and there is no opportunity for him
to have any sort of station. He does have a iPhone and iPad.

Bill has access to Remote Ham Radio thanks to the generosity of W2RE and
WW2DX but the interface is too difficult for him to manage without help.

Bill also likes to listen to the bands via WEBSDR.org but again the
interface is very difficult for him to deal with. I spent several hours
yesterday trying to help him navigate the application on his iPad with
little success.

Here's where I'm reaching out to the active hams for some help. If there
were a keyboard interface that Bill could use, he would be able to poke at
keys to control various aspects of the radio presented either via RHR or
WEBSDR or some other means to at least let him listen on the bands. Being
able to get on the air would be a real plus for him but if he could at least
just listen that would be a fantastic plus for him.

I'm looking for either volunteers to help create an interface that he could
use in conjunction with his iPad (or if it needed a laptop that could be
arranged) so he could control either or both of these applications.

If you can or know of someone who might be able to help, please contact me
off line at w1rm at comcast.net

Many thanks!!

Pete, W1RM