Ergonomics question. Optimal table height? Ive always had shack tables made from whatever I had around. But this time Im building up a table and can pick the height. Of course it depends on what chai
I like 31 inches but I have a large keyboard drawer below. Drawer is at 26.75 inches. 73 Glenn WW4B _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
Jeff, You could get 100 replies and none of them might work for you because the respondents aren't you. I just spent the last half hour on the Staples and IKEA websites and height of every desk and t
First, I want to thank everyone for their comments. And yes, all the replies were in a narrow range and that's fine. I just wanted to fish around and see if there was some special consideration that
29 to 31 inches is pretty much the standard for desktop height. That is often to high for comfortable typing. Keyboard trays are often a few inches lower. The lower height is usually to reduce fatigu
Ive always had shack tables made from whatever I had around. But this time Im building up a table and can pick the height. Of course it depends on what chair you set in, and your body, etc. But I won
Hello Jeff, Google "ergonomics typing desk height" This assumes you'll be typing on a keyboard and not using a paddle.....I think those would be two different heights. That should get you started. Yo
The standard is called Typing Height to use because likely you will have a keyboard on the main table surface. This link gives you a chart to go with your body height. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v4
Regardless of how high it is, if at all possible leave space so you can walk behind desk for access to rear of equipment. In my case, I can't walk behind desk, but desk is one foot from rear wall, an
Hi Jeff et al, My desk height is 28.5". It just happened that way, this was a free desk they were getting rid of at work. I have installed a slide out keyboard shelf, which rests the keyboard 24" abo
Amen, brother!!! ALWAYS make sure there is room behind your desk for =you= so you can get to all of the cables, wall warts and the back-side of all radios and equipment. Kneeling on the edge of your
Absolutely agree! At ED5T we custom built a tabletop on rollers so we can pull it out into the middle of the shack and stand comfortably behind everything while setting up. Once finished, it gets pus
I prefer standing... how's that for a consideration? <grin> I think it was more difficult picking that height than for a sitting level desk. (yes, I do have a suitable chair for that height when I n