[CQ-Contest] Shack Ergonomics

[Ev Tupis]

I will echo some of Hank's observations and add a couple.

I recently got a computer desk, where the monitor portion is sunk...down.  I *love* it as it keeps my neck from aching because it places the monitor in the same plane as my transceivers.

I am a fan of the IBM Thinkpad laptop, with it's keyboard-integrated "stick mouse" (called a "TrakPoint").  It annoys me to have to remove my fingers from the keyboard to use the mouse.  In this case, I don't have to.  I am significantly more efficient with this style of mouse (though it admittedly takes some time to get used to).  Here's a link to one:  http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-TrackPoint-USB-SpaceSaver-French-Canadian-keyboard_W0QQitemZ5170814467QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33965QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

As for speakers (I don't use headphones, as I often listen on two radios at the same time and use the spacial difference to isolate each, mentally), I use surface-mount 3-way automobile speakers that are at the same height as my ears.  I am about to experiment with sharp roll-off audio cross-over filters to spread-out the treble from the bass so the high-pitched CW will appear to come from a different location than the low-pitched CW.  I'll report what I get when I do the implementation.

Wishing you well,
Ev, W2EV


 
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