we have a guy around here who runs a swap net and I've heard his BNS in the
background, I haven't checked in in a while so don't know if he's still
doing that, but I know as of a year ago he was doing that.
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From: "Richard Webb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:26 AM
Subject: Re: traffic handling slates etc.


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terri wrote:
   >I can bang out
   >40 words a minute onn a brailler. I'm always surprised when I see a
   >brailler for sale.  They, too, can be used when the power is out.
   >I've used them for net controlling, too.  I think a slate would be
   >extremely slow and inconvenient, especially if you are running a
   >net where you must take down the check-ins and ackknowledge them
   >without a roll call.
   >I used to listen and check into a swap net on 2 meters and I could
   >hear the ncs banging away on a brailler.  I just don't see how a
   >slate user could keep up with a swap net without cheating and using
   >a tape recorder as backup.  (grin).
Used them too but haven't owned one for many years.  WHen
I'm doing a service net such as the maritime mobile service
net or a traffic net I'll usually have two slates going.
One is used with cards for a traffic list, the other which
is a full sheet is for check-ins.  I used to use an open
back slate for this later function.
I find a computer quite easy for this and prefer to use it,
but it's doable on a slate.  I'm glad I haven't had to do it
since I relocated as I lost my open back slate to the fire.
I had to do everything with a slate for quite awhile as the
only computer I had at that time was downstairs and the
shack was upstairs.  I used a tape recorder as a backup as
well <g>.

73 de nf5b



Richard WEbb,
Electric SPider Productions,
Eads Tennessee