[CQ-Contest] The (physical) Mechanics of 2 KB SO2R

[Denny Sahovic, KX7M]

All of the above (or below) for me.

As I have just started for few contests to use 2 keyboards, I have not learned to separate hands. Sometimes I can type with left hand, but most of the time I put both hands on each keyboard.
I keep reminding myself to minimize movements of the body, but as contest progresses, I get out of “ergonomic” position.

I got mini-keyboards (no numeric pad) to minimize the spread of the body movements. My choice of keyboards was also focused to have two exact models, and buy those with F-keys grouped in 4. Some of the mini keyboards are “too mini” and hard to press right key in the heat of the battle.

Most likely, my opinion and style of typing in contest would change with more practice. Interested in hearing more experienced.

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73
Denny, KX7M
On Jan 14, 2021, 17:45 -0800, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>, wrote:
> Those of you doing SO2R with TWO Keyboards.
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> Are you typing on the left keyboard only with one hand (the left, obviously)
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> and on the right keyboard with only one hand (the right)
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> or
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> are you swiveling your chair just a little each time you move to the other
> keyboard (and using both hands)
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> or
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> are you twisting your body slightly to be able to reach all keys on
> whichever KB (and using both hands)
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> or
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> Something I haven't thought of.
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> I can't get to a level of comfort on any of the 3 above..I can type one
> keyboard/one hand and it's semi-comfortable
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> as my torso remains mostly upright/facing forward, but it's not fast enough
> to keep up, whereas I can keep up no problem swiveling or twisting but
> muscles ache and pain after an hour or two and I have to stop.
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> Case in point..I put in only 6hrs and 11 mins in last w/e's NAQP CW (and
> that's with a 2 hour break midway and I made 20.5% extra Q's on the 2nd
> radio, but on Sunday I felt like I had been twisted like a pretzel by Lou
> Ferrigno or something.
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> Maybe that says more about my lack of a slender physique these days than my
> technique.
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> I dunno.
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> Any ideas? I use full size keyboards (a 17" and an 18").and a mouse +
> paddles up on top of a radio I try to avoid.
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> Not sure if going to mini keyboards (about 12" wide) is the answer or
> something else I haven't thought of.
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> I don't really want to go back to one keyboard, as 2 is so intuitive..and my
> mistakes have been greatly reduced.
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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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