[CQ-Contest] Fwd: Dimly lit working environments:

[Joe]

This has been an interesting topic.

I'm totally odd i guess.
My room has no lights at all. None nada, the only light is from the 
computer monitor, the self illuminated keyboard, and the lights of the 
radio. nothing else.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 8/6/2014 1:12 PM, George Schultz via CQ-Contest wrote:
> Guys,
>   
> Interesting about the lighting.  K0RF has these typical in-ceiling
> overhead fluorescents in his radio room.  Those things fatigue my eyes  and put me
> to sleep!  So, when I single-op at Chuck's, I bring a  long-necked,
> adjustable high-intensity desk-lamp--focused on the work at  hand--and turn those
> fluorescent-things off.  Every time he walks in the  room, though, he turns
> them on...so, we have the "Battle of the Lights!"  I  bring the high-intensity
> lamp for our multiops, too, and it does seem to  ameliorate the
> fatigue-effect of the overheads--which are always on for those  efforts. Not sure what
> it is about overhead fluorescent lighting  that affects me--but I know it's
> true.  Guess I need to research  the color spectrum-thing, too...
>   
> GS
>   
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