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. >