[CQ-Contest] Wireless keyboards
Kenneth E. Harker
kenharker at kenharker.com
Sat Jan 31 23:44:15 EST 2009
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 07:49:47PM -0600, Doug Smith wrote:
>
> I have no experience with them in high-RF environments, but I do have
> experience with them at work and have one bit of advice:
>
> DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN MORE THAN ONE OF THESE ON THE SAME PREMISES!
>
> (the remotes will automatically negotiate with the base station to find
> a channel when the computer is booted. Problem is, if there's more than
> one base station within range, you have no idea which one it's going to
> handshake with! You could find the 40-meter keyboard controlling the
> 10-meter computer.....)
This depends on the model of keyboard I think. I have two identical
Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combos (a model that is now obsolete)
in my office at work, sitting practically side-by-side, and I've never
had them get confused with or interfere with each other.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker at kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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