[karc] Re: legislation and radio
- From: "Peter A. Stokes" <ve3zxt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:57:07 -0400
Phil,
The speech-to-command translator is a good idea.
A tiny, wireless, steering wheel-mounted push to talk remote would be
good. I can see safety concerns however around having the general
public trusted to mount after market products on a steering wheel.
I agree entirely about being caught up in the cell phone aspect of this
new legislation. A PTT mic laying on my lap that is used when it is
safe to do so is quite a different thing than someone trying to dial out
or text via tiny buttons on a cellphone.
The CB community is a large market from which we may see some solutions
emerge (though given what I hear on those frequencies, I don't think
many of those users will care much about this legislation).
73 all,
Peter
VE3ZXT
Phil Somers wrote:
> What's an alternative to VOX that meets the hands-free requirement?
Peter, I assume something similar to the speech-to-text programs like
Dragon Naturally Speaking. The radio will wait for you to say
something like: Command-Transmit, and Over.
I think all this sort of thing will be far more distracting than PTT
on a mic. The biggest problem i s keeping your mind on your driving.
It has very little to do with PTT. However, I can understand the
concern with dialing, texting, etc. on a tiny keyboard on a tiny
cellphone. I think the micriphone PTT community has gotten tangled up
as the result of a different problem.
Perhaps RAC should investigate how many car accidents in Canada were
ever attributed to a licenced amateur talking on his radio.
... Phil VE3HST
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