There are a lot of Shortwave radio sets out there which are blind friendly but the trick to getting a blind friendly shortwave set is to be prepared to learn how to use it.
The cheapest around which is an all-round good performer would be the Degen D-1103 sometimes known as the Kido - hope I got the spelling right - 1103, the set has been around a good while and as far as I know is still available for well under $100. The radio covers all the Shortwave bands along with Medium-wave and Long-wave bands, has SSB tuning should you want it and performs well. There are a few tricks to this radio but overall the interface is extremely well laid out. One of the things I like about the radio is the analogue feel to the tuning, yes it has a knob for tuning the radio with the added tester year feel of each band wrapping around. For example you select a band and start tuning using the dial, when you come to the upper or lower end of the band - depending on your thing direction - the radio doesn’t just go to the next band rather it wraps around to the end and continues tuning. The 1103 has a numeric keypad though its a little strange to get used to at first as all the numbers are from left to right. Buttons are easily identifiable, keypad buttons are small round buttons whilst function buttons are rectangle in shape. These radios were being sold by the giant discount Aldi Supermarket chain in Australia up until recently. I have a document which describes how to use the radio and its many functions which I was involved in compiling if anyone would be interested, email me and I’ll send along a copy or - if demand is great enough - I’ll put up a Dropbox link. > On 25 May 2016, at 12:24 AM, Singing Sparrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anyone have any good recomandations for a radio in the subject line? > that is blind friendly? if so what is the brand, model, and price and where > can a person buy it? > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
