[CQ-Contest] ergonomic chair for improving BIC time

[Jim]

I have been very pleased with an old office chair discarded by my employer. The key is that it does not have arms.

I have my keyboard on a pullout tray below the desk top, right above my lap level. With no chair arms, I can drop my shoulders in a relaxed position, rather than scrunching them up to rest on the arms. The chair, while not a recliner, has some give to the back, so I can lean back to almost a 45 degree angle. 

I have enough cable length to the radio that I can pull it forward to the front edge of the desk, so it is only a few inches behind and a few inches above the keyboard. 

I find this quite comfortable for extended periods. However it does not get that much use as all the good contests are in the six months that I’m hanging out in Florida  :-(


73  -  Jim   K8MR



> On Jun 4, 2018, at 10:17 AM, Terry Zivney <n4tz at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> I had to retire because of back problems - the $1,000ergonomic  chair the employer bought did not help.
> After retirement, I went to a local store, Miller Huggins,and they let me try out for hours in their store windowa number of potential chairs. They helped with adjustingchairs while I  was in them (hard to do by yourself sometimes)and then let me take one home "on approval" (no deposit!)for a  couple of weeks to try out.  
> I sat in it in front of the TV for two weeks, and boy wasit helpful!  I now have it in the shack and the chair isnot the limitation in BIC time.
> The chair I bought (in 2013) is the following:
> Alera Wrigley Series Mid Back Multifunction Chair With Blue Upholstery which Sam's Club has for less than $200, considerably less than I paid,but the service from my local guy was priceless.
> 
> Terry N4TZ
> 
>    On ‎Monday‎, ‎June‎ ‎04‎, ‎2018‎ ‎09‎:‎11‎:‎17‎ ‎AM, <giwagner at k5kg.com> wrote:  
> 
> I have two different office/shack chairs, and they have both held up well
> over the years. They are a Lazy Boy office chair, and a Herman Miller chair.
> The Herman Miller was mucho 'spensive, but well worth the cost in the long
> run, IMO.
> 
> In a long contest, I will occasionally change which one I am using.
> 
> George, K5KG
> 
> ------------------------
> George I. Wagner
> Sarasota, Florida
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Blaine
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2018 12:00 AM
> To: CQ-Contest
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] ergonomic chair for improving BIC time
> 
> I need to retire my ancient office chair and get something that is more
> supportive of long BIC durations.
> 
> I have tried a number of economical big box and office supply alternatives
> and those tend to break under the weight of my not-so-svelte body - or are
> not very comfortable in the long run. I am realizing that it may require
> spending quite a few pennies from the piggy bank to get something more
> industrial duty.
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
> www.ac0c.com
> 
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