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Re: [CQ-Contest] Wireless keyboards and RFI

To: John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Wireless keyboards and RFI
From: "rjairam@gmail.com" <rjairam@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:58:12 -0400
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I have tried conventional wireless and Bluetooth.

No issues whatsoever even with full legal limit on HF and 6m.

I like Bluetooth better as I don’t have to use a dongle.

73
Ria
N2RJ
On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 2:47 PM John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com> wrote:

> I had to buy a new keyboard for the office computer recently, which shares
> a room with the shack, and that keyboard quits working when I transmit on
> certain bands.  I have to restart the computer to get the keyboard working
> again.  I guess that is what I get for buying the cheapest keyboard
> available at the discount store.  I put a torrid on its cable before
> hooking it to the computer for the first time, but that doesn't seem to
> help.
>
> Since most list members have a computer with their radio, what is your
> experience with wireless keyboards?  Are they less affected by RFI since
> they don't have a long wire to serve as an antenna?  Any bad experiences
> using them in the shack?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
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