I will echo some of Hank's observations and add a couple.
I recently got a computer desk, where the monitor portion is sunk...down. I
*love* it as it keeps my neck from aching because it places the monitor in the
same plane as my transceivers.
I am a fan of the IBM Thinkpad laptop, with it's keyboard-integrated "stick
mouse" (called a "TrakPoint"). It annoys me to have to remove my fingers from
the keyboard to use the mouse. In this case, I don't have to. I am
significantly more efficient with this style of mouse (though it admittedly
takes some time to get used to). Here's a link to one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-TrackPoint-USB-SpaceSaver-French-Canadian-keyboard_W0QQitemZ5170814467QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33965QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
As for speakers (I don't use headphones, as I often listen on two radios at the
same time and use the spacial difference to isolate each, mentally), I use
surface-mount 3-way automobile speakers that are at the same height as my ears.
I am about to experiment with sharp roll-off audio cross-over filters to
spread-out the treble from the bass so the high-pitched CW will appear to come
from a different location than the low-pitched CW. I'll report what I get when
I do the implementation.
Wishing you well,
Ev, W2EV
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