w2rea
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Hi everyone. I recently moved into a new home (11/17) and my new shack is down in the so far unfinished basement. This is what I have set up so far. I purchased an old office desk from a car dealership that was going out of business very cheap. The console is just plywood screwed together. I have the desk away from the wall a few feet and it makes things so much easier to work on/swap gear.
Some of the gear in use is as follows: Icom 756 pro III main rig, spare rig is Icom 746 pro (also 2 meter ssb rig). Yaesu FT 8800 with attached Kantronics packet communicator 3, Jetstream JT270 used to monitor FRS/MURS/GMRS, Motorola Max Trac VHF low band programmed for 6 meter simplex/repeaters, Realistic Navajo CB base monitoring CH 19, President Washington CB base for SSB. Ameritron AL-811 AMP, signalink USB soundcard, using Ham Radio Deluxe for rig control/digital modes. The lap top on the right is used for outpost packet messenger, and to monitor the PSK reporter website. There is also a monitor for my home security cameras and the must have TV on the left. Up top I have a Sony AM/FM receiver, and a Radio Shack 197 Pro.
I have a few antennas in the attic and used the radon gas vent pipe for a conduit for coax. I have two CB top loaded whips mounted together as a vertical dipole in the attic and it works remarkably well.
There is also a base scanner antenna and FM broadcast band antenna in the attic.
I kind of ran out of good weather to put up my hexbeam outside, I did manage to get up a 160 meter carolina windom off center fed dipole, a alpha delta paralel dipole, and a diamond 2 meter/440 vertical.
I have lots more work to do, but I'm glad I got something going before winter set in.
hope to hear you on the bands!
73/Terry
Some of the gear in use is as follows: Icom 756 pro III main rig, spare rig is Icom 746 pro (also 2 meter ssb rig). Yaesu FT 8800 with attached Kantronics packet communicator 3, Jetstream JT270 used to monitor FRS/MURS/GMRS, Motorola Max Trac VHF low band programmed for 6 meter simplex/repeaters, Realistic Navajo CB base monitoring CH 19, President Washington CB base for SSB. Ameritron AL-811 AMP, signalink USB soundcard, using Ham Radio Deluxe for rig control/digital modes. The lap top on the right is used for outpost packet messenger, and to monitor the PSK reporter website. There is also a monitor for my home security cameras and the must have TV on the left. Up top I have a Sony AM/FM receiver, and a Radio Shack 197 Pro.
I have a few antennas in the attic and used the radon gas vent pipe for a conduit for coax. I have two CB top loaded whips mounted together as a vertical dipole in the attic and it works remarkably well.
There is also a base scanner antenna and FM broadcast band antenna in the attic.
I kind of ran out of good weather to put up my hexbeam outside, I did manage to get up a 160 meter carolina windom off center fed dipole, a alpha delta paralel dipole, and a diamond 2 meter/440 vertical.
I have lots more work to do, but I'm glad I got something going before winter set in.
hope to hear you on the bands!
73/Terry
