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Re: [CQ-Contest] Let's talk SO2R dual keyboards

To: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Let's talk SO2R dual keyboards
From: Chris Hurlbut <chriskl9a@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:28:03 -0600
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Big keyboards for big rate, of course.

-Chris KL9A

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 11:03 AM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> I recently went to 2 Keyboard SO2R (in part tnx to N2IC programming skills
> in N1MMLogger) and have modified my desk to be a little lower hacking
> nearly
> 3" off the height and so now it's at about 29.5" tall, but am still having
> some discomfort to the twisting motion flipping back and forth between
> keyboards, especially when doing 2BSIQ (poorly,hi)
>
>
>
> I am using 2 full size Logitech keyboards about 17-18" wide at slight
> angles
> to one another (Flying Vee formation) with a very small mouse right at my
> stomach in the small triangle of real estate the 2 keyboards don't occupy.
> I can't seem to learn to type left keyboard with left hand; right keyboard;
> right hand.  At least not fast enough to keep up anyways.
>
>
>
> Those of you doing 2 Keyboard SO2R..are you using Mini keyboards or at
> least
> smaller than stock sizes?
>
>
>
> My new ones, if I go that route, will have to be 2.4GHz as the computer
> does
> not have Bluetooth and I have some RF into my USB bus, but eliminated it
> all
> by going to wireless KB's.
>
>
>
> I'd hate to give up the # pad for SN contests (WPX, WAE, etc) and I need
> page/up page/down keys for speed changes in N1MMLogger+
>
>
>
> What say you?
>
>
>
> CU in WAE
>
>
>
> Tnx
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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