[SCCC] K6NR ARRL SS CW

[Dana Roode K6NR]

Thanks for the tips Glenn.  I've stood while I ran folks before, at least
briefly.  But I didn't have anything to raise the keyboard, so it wasn't a
serious try.  I also recall the angle of the monitor being an issue, I had
to tilt it upwards.  A varidesk would be great, a lot of my former
co-workers (I just retired this summer) used them.  But that would be
difficult if we are raising radios, rotator controls, along with they
keyboard.

The other challenge beyond the physical is mental, being able to stay
focused and avoiding breaks or at least long ones.  The good ops have this
figured out, but I seem to need my breaks.

  Dana


On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 11:34 AM Glenn Rattmann <k6na at cts.com> wrote:

> Good job, Dana!
> I couldn't be active this time due to out of town family house guests here
> for a few days... you know how it goes, sometimes.
> Here's a little trick I've been doing the past few years, that might be
> interesting to others on the list too.  Actually, I'm sure some
> others are doing a variant of this already.
>
> I don't know your whole situation there... but one thing I've been doing
> occasionally in the shack, to break up the sitting periods,
> is to stand up at the desk.  Especially in Run-mode, because I don't have
> to tune the knob very much.  Maybe reach for the RIT, once in a while...
>
> A Vari-Desk would be nice... but most of us have a mature station
> installation at a standard desk height.  When I need a break from the chair,
> I stand up... put a small cardboard box on the desk, taped tightly closed
> for stability.  This elevates the keyboard to the height I want, and I wear
> my headset with long-enough cord.  I leave the
> CW paddle lower on the desk because mostly everything is done from the
> keyboard now.... paddle is only needed occasionally.
>
> While CQing and standing, and working guys, I even do leg-lifts
> (walk-in-place) sometimes, to stimulate leg circulation and flex the
> knees.  So I might do the standup trick for only 20-25 minutes, but
> when I get back in the chair I feel refreshed and ready to sit for a while
> again.
>
> I remember reading years ago about Donald Rumsfeld (SecDef) and his
> Pentagon office routine.  He had a 15-20ft wide, curved desk, at stand-up
> working
> height, and there was NO chair.  He spent the entire day standing, moving
> along that curved work-surface, dealing with different projects positioned
> in discreet piles, and
> never sat down at all.
>
> 73,
> Glenn K6NA
>
> At 09:10 AM 11/4/2019, you wrote:
>
>                   ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - 2019
>
>
> Call: K6NR
>
> Operator(s): K6NR
>
> Station: K6NR
>
>
> Class: Single Op HP
>
> QTH: ORG
>
> Operating Time (hrs): 13.5
>
>
> Summary:
>
>  Band  QSOs
>
> ------------
>
>   160:
>
>    80:   67
>
>    40:  216
>
>    20:  366
>
>    15:   69
>
>    10:
>
> ------------
>
> Total:  718  Sections = 81  Total Score = 116,316
>
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
>
> Comments:
>
>
> Fun contest as always, and the conditions were pretty good, especially on
>
> 20 and 40.  I am limited by how many hours I can spend in the chair, which
>
> is a good deal less than 24.  I missed PR and NL for the clean sweep, I
>
> never heard PR on and heard NL once calling someone else.
>
>
> 73,  Dana
>
>