[CQ-Contest] Wireless keyboards and RFI

[John Geiger]

 Thanks to all for the info on wireless keyboards. I actually solved my
keyboard problem last evening by finding a Dell keyboard using a PS/2
connection at Goodwill yesterday. The problematic keyboard used a USB
connection.  Ran the cord through a rectangular torrid for a few turns and
that seems to solve everything.  I love easy and cheap solutions like that!

73 John AF5CC

On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 3:40 AM ON5ZO ON5ZO <ON5ZO at hotmail.com> wrote:

> > what is your experience with wireless keyboards?
>
> My first experience was with a very cheap no brand model operating on
> 27MHz. Yes, that band...
> Didn't work because probably too close to our frequencies, especially
> right under the tower running QRO.
>
> After a bit of searching, hams suggested you need to find a model
> operating in the 2.4GHz band.
> I bought a top-of-the line Microsoft brand mouse-keybd combo running
> 2.4GHz and it has worked flawlessly in my ham shack, running all HF bands
> with QRO.
> My son uses a Logitech combo (costing half the MS kit's price) in his room
> under my shack, and he didn't report any problems.
>
> Bottom line: go for a real brand in the 2.4GHz band.
>
> 73
> Franki ON5ZO - OQ5M
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