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.