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Terry:
To this day, I use the good old Brailler for net control purposes.
It gives me a nice readable copy of check-ins, and other net records, and I
can refer to it without having to even think about using the computer.
So, long live the Perkins!
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:42 PM
Subject: the good old brailler
> Dear List,
>
> I was just thinking of the following scenario and how I would handle it:
>
> There's no electricity and I'm NCS on a vhf band during an emergency.
> I've
> got emergency power to run the radio, but none to run computers, tape
> recorders, etc. These devices are all battery eaters, so I can't count on
> battery power for writing things down.
>
> Solution: the good old Perkins brailler with a good supply of paper!
> It's
> noisy, and people in the same room might object, but the brailler is till
> the quickest way to keep track of check-ins and handle written traffic.
>
> I could use a slate and stylus, but my slate skill is abysmally slow. If
> you slate users can act as an NCS and take down written traffic using a
> slate and stylus and no other auxiliary recorders, please pass along your
> secret.
>
> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>
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