My shack/work area

[W3MOT]

I've been browsing the shack forum here and I've seen some pretty nice setups, so I figured I'd join in. Here's a few pics of my little space. It's kinda cluttered right now because I've been lazy and haven't worked on any 'projects' lately, so I've got a small to-do list waiting for me. Enjoy.

The radios on the desk are CDM1550's and MDC2000's. There's also a BCT15.

This is the radio 'enthusiast' desk


Radios in the boxes are for someone else, but the UHF AS-3 and the VHF XTS is mine.

...and this is the "great, another thing to fix" desk.

[omrail]

I like the setup. thanks for showing it off.

[eddie412]

looks great!

[burner781]

Nice and well organized shack.

[ff026]

are the CDM's and MCS's connected to the command plus? did you use tone remote adaptors?

[crazyboy]

Originally Posted by ff026

are the CDM's and MCS's connected to the command plus? did you use tone remote adaptors?

x2.


beatiful shack

[hoser147]

Looks Nice, Very clean and organized.......

[bearcat_101]

Curious about the Bearcat III..the front speaker is Black? I own five of these and the speakers grille are all white. I like the black style,,very sharp set up..How is the sensitivity of the cdm-1550s compared to the Motorola maxtracs? Thanks

[firetaz834]

Very nice setup

[gatekeep]

Nice gang charger What are those MTS2000's?

[bballjh]

Very very clean and pro!

[kadetklapp]

Wow very nice. I can only hope mine looks that good once I move...

[Exsmokey]

Very nice! In spite of the criticism of slang that one member from Mississippi makes of the use of slang, I think your space is sweet, cool, and awesome. Very nicely laid out, clean, and organized.

[W3MOT]

Thanks for the replies, guys!

To answer a few questions..

Curious about the Bearcat III..the front speaker is Black?

I 'custom-made' that radio... I had a draw full of III and IV parts and I liked the black-on-black better so that's what I used. As you can see, I did that twice. Eventually I'd like to try and sell the second on that's under the screens, lol... I don't need two.

How is the sensitivity of the cdm-1550s compared to the Motorola maxtracs?

The low band CDM is a little "too" sensitive. I get a lot of birdies on the 46MHz range and it really aggravates me. The front mount speaker audio isn't that great on a Low band CDM for some reason. Sounds a little tinny. I'm going to install an external speaker some time soon when I'm not sitting around the house drinking cold one's and smacking a tennis ball on the Wii. To answer your question, I liked my Low band Maxtrac better. Better receive and the front mount speaker was nice. No need for an external.

Wow very nice. I can only hope mine looks that good once I move...

It took me nearly 7 years in radio land to get to where I am today. I went from Bearcat III's to XTS5000's. It takes a long time to move up the ladder. You'll get there some day and you'll blow me away. haha!


Thanks again for the kudos!

[ff026]

are you using the command plus connected to the mobile radio's?

if so are you using tone remote adaptor's?

i ask because i have a 12 channel command plus also that one day i am gonna rack mount and connect o my mobiles using tone remote adaptors, but i am not gonna use them to channel steer the radio i am gonna use them as a sort of local remote adaptor, i was just wondering.

[W3MOT]

Nice gang charger What are those MTS2000's?

You betcha. On every split that I need...

Hows this for clean?

[Bubba1661]

Very Nice Setup!, Looks Good!