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

[Martin, LU5DX]

Bloody  B945 for your left rig, Bloody B975 for your right rig.

Martin, LU5DX


El sáb., 14 ago. 2021 7:46 p. m., George Dubovsky <n4ua.va at gmail.com>
escribió:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just unplugged antennas here due to T&L so had a few moments.
> >
> >
> >
> > I ordered a pair of Logitech K360 keyboards from Amazon.ca just now.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think they call this type "compact" rather than "mini" and I expect
> it'll
> > help reduce my "Chubby Checker"
> >
> > twist that I do.
> >
> >
> >
> > Conflicting online reports as to the exact size, but I am hoping they'll
> be
> > 15" wide, compared
> >
> > to the ones I am running now which are 18" and 17.5" respectfully.  These
> > compact ones
> >
> > appear to have no wrist rest, so that'll help me squeeze them together a
> > little more than the
> >
> > current ones also.
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone wishes to continue talking about anything else "2 keyboard"
> > related I'd love to hear it.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am a newb at this 2 KB thing, but am enjoying it a lot.
> >
> >
> >
> > Back to WAE after the Thunder & Lightning subside.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike VE9AA
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey
> >
> > Keswick Ridge, NB
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> > nearly
> > 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)
> >
> >
> >
> > I am using 2 full size Logitech keyboards about 17-18" wide at slight
> > angles
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Those of you doing 2 Keyboard SO2R..are you using Mini keyboards or at
> > least
> > smaller than stock sizes?
> >
> >
> >
> > My new ones, if I go that route, will have to be 2.4GHz as the computer
> > does
> > not have Bluetooth and I have some RF into my USB bus, but eliminated it
> > all
> > by going to wireless KB's.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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+
> >
> >
> >
> > What say you?
> >
> >
> >
> > CU in WAE
> >
> >
> >
> > Tnx
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike VE9AA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey
> >
> > Keswick Ridge, NB
> >
> >
> >
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