[CQ-Contest] Let's talk SO2R dual keyboards

[George Dubovsky]

Mike,
The Logitech K360 is a hair under 15" wide.

73,
geo - n4ua

On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 6:32 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Thanks to all for replying both on and off forum.
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> Just unplugged antennas here due to T&L so had a few moments.
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> I ordered a pair of Logitech K360 keyboards from Amazon.ca just now.
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> I think they call this type "compact" rather than "mini" and I expect it'll
> help reduce my "Chubby Checker"
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> twist that I do.
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> Conflicting online reports as to the exact size, but I am hoping they'll be
> 15" wide, compared
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> to the ones I am running now which are 18" and 17.5" respectfully.  These
> compact ones
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> appear to have no wrist rest, so that'll help me squeeze them together a
> little more than the
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> current ones also.
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> If anyone wishes to continue talking about anything else "2 keyboard"
> related I'd love to hear it.
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> I am a newb at this 2 KB thing, but am enjoying it a lot.
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> Back to WAE after the Thunder & Lightning subside.
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> Mike VE9AA
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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> From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca]
> Sent: August 13, 2021 12:01 PM
> To: 'cq-contest at contesting.com'
> Subject: Let's talk SO2R dual keyboards
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> I recently went to 2 Keyboard SO2R (in part tnx to N2IC programming skills
> in N1MMLogger) and have modified my desk to be a little lower hacking
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> 3" off the height and so now it's at about 29.5" tall, but am still having
> some discomfort to the twisting motion flipping back and forth between
> keyboards, especially when doing 2BSIQ (poorly,hi)
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> I am using 2 full size Logitech keyboards about 17-18" wide at slight
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> to one another (Flying Vee formation) with a very small mouse right at my
> stomach in the small triangle of real estate the 2 keyboards don't occupy.
> I can't seem to learn to type left keyboard with left hand; right keyboard;
> right hand.  At least not fast enough to keep up anyways.
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> Those of you doing 2 Keyboard SO2R..are you using Mini keyboards or at
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> smaller than stock sizes?
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> My new ones, if I go that route, will have to be 2.4GHz as the computer
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> not have Bluetooth and I have some RF into my USB bus, but eliminated it
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> by going to wireless KB's.
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> I'd hate to give up the # pad for SN contests (WPX, WAE, etc) and I need
> page/up page/down keys for speed changes in N1MMLogger+
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> What say you?
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> CU in WAE
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> Tnx
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> Mike VE9AA
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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