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

[Alan Higbie]

Good questions.

I can understand how going back and forth between 2 full-sized keyboards
would tweak your back.

I use x2 mini-keyboards. They are cheap.  Mine are: Jelly Comb 2.4 G Ultra
Thin Rechargeable Wireless
Keyboard and Mouse Combo (off of Amazon).

Maybe I do a little swiveling - but not much.

I was delighted to work you in NAQP CW.
Since I was running 5 watts at the time . . . I know you have got good ears
up there.

73, Alan K0AV


On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 6:34 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Those of you doing SO2R with TWO Keyboards.
>
> 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
>
> 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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