I haven't even seen my brailler in many years, I think it seized up, I 
couldn't afford to get it fixed, wasn't using it enough to make it worth 
while so it's probably in the attic or cellar now.
----- 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.