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.
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> 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>.
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> 73 de nf5b
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> Richard WEbb,
> Electric SPider Productions,
> Eads Tennessee
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