Feet is most important in case the shack is not warm enough, electric air
blower-heater and some local pad isolating from concrete make a big
difference. This is some extreme VHF meteor-scatter contest operation done
by two crazies in 2008.
http://www.printqsl.com/lyac/262/ly2wr-2008/
Cu in about 29hrs from now
73 Rytis LY4U
----- Original Message -----
From: <w9xt@unifiedmicro.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 15:53
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] my secret weapon for this CQWW
> In my cold basement shack in Wisconsin I find keeping my feet warm is
> important to comfort. The cement floor really sucks the heat out of them.
> A layer of carpet helps, but is not enough.
>
> My solution is a foot rest made of scrap plywood. Besides keeping the feet
> off the floor, it relieves pressure on the lower legs and keeps the foot
> switch in place.
>
> A picture and more details on my web site:
> http://www.w9xt.com/page_radio_gadgets_foot_rest.html
>
>
> 73
> Gary, W9XT
>
>>
>> 2010/11/24 mike l dormann dormann <w7dra@juno.com>
>>
>>> OK, we all wear long johns, a wool stocking cap and are wrapped in a
>>> blanket (or two), but this year I plan to wear cotton gloves, with cut
>>> off fingers, and a pack of something called "HotHands" hand warmers that
>>> will be slipped into the top of each glove. Usually I have a 40 watt
>>> light positioned over the key and one over the send receive switch, but
>>> my hands move too much to make that method keep my hands warm.
>>>
>>> So much for contesting where it is cold
>>>
>>> mike w7dra
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