wouldn't want to take traffic on a slate hi.  but it can be done for sure.
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From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Sending Traffic on NTS


> How fast can you write with a slate and stylus?  I've never been fast,
> about
> 10 words per minute.
>
> Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
> California
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> From: "Richard Webb" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Sending Traffic on NTS
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>> On 2005-11-28 k2lkk said:
>>   >Since I don't have a Perkins braille writer, I have had to resort to
>>   >putting things on one computer device or another.  I'm curious about
>>   >whether anyone else has faced this problem when sending traffic,
>>   >and if so, what you did about it.
>> I"ve had to do that more than once when I was out of paper
>> for the braille embosser.  At that time I ws using a dos box
>> with asap and the screen review keys on he number pad worked
>> well one-handed but it was still a pain.
>> I usually opt for copying with a slate and stylus in such
>> situations over the computer, then transcribe it to the
>> computer for the archives later.  My rOmeo braille embosser
>> burns a sheet every time you braille something anyway so
>> I've usually got enough scratch paper for slate use.
>>
>> An op I knew in Kansas who wasn't quite braille fluent used
>> to record traffic inbound on a cassette tape off air,
>> rerecord it using his voice spelling words which would need
>> spelling.  He'd listen to his recording with an earpiece and
>> send it.  Cumbersome and time consuming to say the least.
>> tHere's no substitute for braille for traffic handling
>> imnsho.
>>
>> Btw during Katrina I was using nothing but a slate and
>> stylus.  LIghting around the hospital was by flashlight.
>> WHen the xyl left the radio room I didn't need any lights
>> <g>.
>>
>> 73 de nf5b
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard WEbb,
>> Electric SPider Productions,
>> Eads Tennessee
>>
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