My Communications Center

[Renegade631]

Some of this may look familiar to some, I moved some things around, got a new stand, and some new equipment...

Pictured,

Radios: (Left To Right)
Radio Shack Pro-96 Digital Trunking Scanner
Puxing PX888 400-480MHz Transceiver
FDC FD160A 136-174MHz Transceiver
2 x Radio Shack FRS/GMRS Walkies
Radio Shack Pro-97 Triple Trunking Scanner
Realistic TRC-421A CB Radio

Computers:
ASUS 3.0GHz P4 1GB RAM w/ 1TB RAID 5 (Grey Tower beneath keyboard tray)
HP Compaq nc6000 1.6GHz Pentium M Laptop (Left)
HP Pavilion dv1000 1.7GHz Pentium M Laptop (Right)
Dell 1GHz P3 Linux Server (To The Right of the desk)

Cell Phones & Headsets: (Left to right)
Motorola MotoPure H15 (On Charging Stand) Multipoint Bluetooth headset controls both the RAZR and the e815.
Motorola H375 (Used for Voice control and dictation on the dv1000)
Verizon Prepaid Motorola RAZR V3m
Boost Mobile Motorola i425e
TracFone w175g
Verizon Business Motorola e815
TracFone Motorola c139
Virgin Mobile Kyocera MARBL

Also Pictured:

Hitachi EasyDrive 500GB External HDD
CableVision Modem
Netgear Wireless N Router
My Friends, Jack, Georgi, and Advil...
And of course, my wife, Newport Cigarettes

For a guy with a lot of wireless equipment, I sure do need a lot of wires to keep it all going!

 

[bobgolf]

i noticed them bottles gettin empty.

 

[jerryh3]

Where's the fire extinguisher?

 

[j0nnyb1aze]

Where's the fire extinguisher?

Kind of along the lines of what i was thinking. I see a 6 way wall splitter w/ what looks like 3 power strips plugged in to it. 2 of which are pictured and are fully loaded.

It's generally considered bad practice to split an outlet more than once.

 

[chrismol1]

whats the cell phone bill for all those phones?
lol
Do you use 1 phone for each number?

 

[SCPD]

It's just me, but your setup looks like a candidate for some major cable management.

 

[clanusb]

It's just me, but your setup looks like a candidate for some major cable management.

no matter how much i maintain mine.. and get it all nice and orderly.. it finds a way to get itself into a birds nest again.

 

[zzdiesel]

It's a nice setup and it's good too see another smoker in this hobby.

 

[mancow]

E815, that's the best phone I ever had.

 

[burner50]

Too much stuff plugged in... No place to plug in the vacuum...


You have to be single. My wife would tear my head off if I let my shack get that bad...

 

[rhicks6000]

Cool another Jack drinker.

 

[b7spectra]

Call the fire marshal! Really, get some good power strips and cable ties!

 

[Renegade631]

Cable Management isn't really an option because I take the chargers with me a lot of the time...

I'm not too concerned about the splitters because almost everything in them is <12 Volts output, it isn't a lot of draw, which to my understanding is the reason we're not supposed to use all those splitters... If it were a couple dozen microwaves, power tools, and refrigerators, there would be cause for concern.

As for the fire extinguisher, I usually have a few cans of club soda around, and the Georgi is cheap and non-flammable

 

[rcvmo]

no matter how much i maintain mine.. and get it all nice and orderly.. it finds a way to get itself into a birds nest again.

I look at it this way..........A MESSY / CLUTTERED / UNORGNIZED BENCH IS A BUSY / PRODUCTIVE BENCH!!
rcvmo

 

[hoser147]

no matter how much i maintain mine.. and get it all nice and orderly.. it finds a way to get itself into a birds nest again.

I look at it this way..........A MESSY / CLUTTERED / UNORGNIZED BENCH IS A BUSY / PRODUCTIVE BENCH!!
rcvmo

Mine tends to go off on its own, once in a while. Hey as long as you can find what your looking for.........Nice shack must be a mornin after shot

 

[KE4ZNR]

E815, that's the best phone I ever had.

Except for the charging port I agree 100%. I still have my Moto e815 as a backup even though I now use a HTC PPC 6800 for everyday usage.
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[Skypilot007]

All as I can say is keep that homeowns insurance policy paid up! Your going to need it some day. Keep a list and photos of your equipment and other vaulables in your home so you can be properly reimbursed after the fire. And check them batteries in the smoke detectors! You can always get new radios.

 

[n8emr]

might I suggest adding a sweeper and some cables ties to your Christmas list.

 

[SLWilson]

Oh my!

Uhm, yeah, I think I recognize "some" of that. Looks kind of like my wiring. And, I'm too ashamed of it to take a picture of it and post here!

Steve/KB8FAR

 

[robertmac]

And the hazy pictures, ? smooooke. Seems like a death wish, smoking, booze, Advil [the kidney killer], over stressed electrical outlets. I wouldn't have posted these pics.. I wonder what it smells like?