[CQ-Contest] Shack Lighting Ideas

[Steve Lott]

David K1TTT won't tell you this but I will.........

his tips on lighting that he posted in this thread are just one of the many
valuable tips and tricks found in his book Building A Contest Super Station
at $5 it is the least costly, but one of the most valuable contest resources
available
check it out at k1ttt.net as well as the contest
wiki<http://wiki.contesting.com/index.php/Main_Page>

73 steve


On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:29 AM, K1TTT <K1TTT at arrl.net> wrote:

> I went through a couple changes here when I remodeled some years ago.  I
> started with 4' fluorescent over each station, that lasted about an hour.
>  I
> then tried some low voltage halogen, but they were too harsh for me.  I
> played with gooseneck lamps, floor lamps, and a couple others to see what
> was reasonable.  In the end I put up good old 120v track lights with 60w
> floods, first 2 over each station, but then reduced it to 1 over each
> station.  They are located just about over the front left front corner of
> the operating table and are angled in toward the equipment.  That seems to
> give enough light to read dials and keyboard markings without glare on the
> screens.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AD5VJ Bob [mailto:rtnmi at sbcglobal.net]
> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 00:36
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Shack Lighting Ideas
> >
> > What are your opinions on shack lighting for contests?
> >
> > What is proven to be less tiring on the eyes and keep one awake (excited
> > mentally) and promote attentiveness and alertness.
> >
> > I was thinking of what we use to use in the Navy in the OPS Room on board
> > the Air Craft Carrier.
> >
> > We had red lights. They said that it was the best to see the screens and
> > boards by and you did not have to take 20 mins for your
> > eyes to adjust once you went outside and came back in the OPS room.
> >
> > Any other ideas or opinions gratefully accepted.
> >
> > Bob AD5VJ
> >
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