[CQ-Contest] Shack Lighting Ideas

[Mike/Shelley Ritz]

I fully agree with the notion that good band conditions are great for fighting operator fatigue.... Adrenaline pushing its way through your veins while running a pileup is a good way to stay awake! Endlessly pushing the computer's "Call CQ" button on a dead band is not..... 

Mike, W7VO 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Alexander" <k.alexander at rogers.com> 
To: cq-contest at contesting.com, "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> 
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:30:40 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Shack Lighting Ideas 

My shack came equipped with pot fixtures in the ceiling with 65 watt halogen lamps with large frosted diffusers in front when I moved in. As it turns out there's a fixture about 2 ft off each end of my operating table and the light they give is perfect: bright, very few shadows and no glare off monitors and other displays. 

I don't see any benefit for submarine style lighting unless you do the whole house that way. Best to match the lighting levels in the rest of the house, that way there's no adjustment necessary when moving from room to room. 

As for fatigue, I think a comfortable chair, coffee, regular (brief) breaks and good band conditions are all that's needed to overcome it!! 

73, 

Ken Alexander 
VE3HLS 

--- On Fri, 10/30/09, AD5VJ Bob <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 

> From: AD5VJ Bob <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> 
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Shack Lighting Ideas 
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
> Received: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:36 AM 
> 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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