[CQ-Contest] Station design and ergonomics

[Martin Pelt]

Wireless headphones, Wireless keyboard. Do I need to say more. Get up walk
around if needed. If things are slow put on automatic cq and relieve
yourself. Action always picks up then !!!

73 Martin N4UU

On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 8:32 AM, Timothy Holmes <taholmes160 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Folks:
> Got to work the ARRL SSB DX INTERNATIONAL contest this weekend, and really
> had a great time, made some amazing contacts on Saturday, (Tonga, Pitcairn,
> Australia and New Zealand) and finished up with a score of about 32,000
> points on 139 Qs.
>
> While I was operating, I did notice some things that I have questions
> about. Im currently operating on a desk that is 43 inches long, 23 inches
> wide, and 26 inches high. I have an old office chair with an adjustable
> height that I sit in. My computer monitor is elevated 9 ½ inches over the
> desk top, putting it right at eye level. The problem is that I find myself
> getting sore as I am contesting, and need to get up and move every so
> often. I am curious to know how your stations are laid out and if there is
> anything I can do to reduce fatigue and soreness as I contesting
>
> likewise, I am also curious about how to avoid ear fatigue over the hours
> of the contest – I try to keep my volume as low as possible, yet be able to
> hear faint contacts, likewise, I use the phase reverse on my headphones
> pretty often to change the sounds a bit and keep my hearing as sharp as
> possible.
>
> When it comes to preparing for the contest, what do you all do as far as
> food, drink, sleep, supplements etc to give yourself stamina for the
> contest and allow you to be able to functional the day after.
>
> Lastly, I have found a 1.9 MHz SSB filter for my 706, I am wondering if
> that will help in the crowded band conditions to cut down the noise and
> allow me to narrow in on the signals that I am trying to hear.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> TIM
> W8TAH
> --
>
> Tim Holmes - W8TAH
> Sent from my LG Stylo
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