[CQ-Contest] Wireless keyboards

[Kenneth E. Harker]

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/