What's in your shack?

[WSAC829]

Just curious what people are using for their "shack" or home base station. (Not what's in your car/truck)

At the bottom is my 1977 Montgomery Ward 702 which i recently retired and replaced with a Radioddity CB-500. (Basically a smaller AT5555/6666 w/out SSB)
The CB-500 gets used 99% of the time. However, i switch over to the Texas Ranger TR-696F when i feel the urge for SSB which isn't very often, or when i really want to shoot some serious DX. I bought the 696F new back in 03-04 and did every mod imaginable to it. To aid in the DX department is an old Shooting Star 225. For my base antenna, and i know it gets some flack around here, a Little Wil mag mount tossed on my metal garage roof. It's a 2100sq foot garage, so i have a HUGE ground plane. Talked all over the world with that antenna over the last 20ish years since i bought it.


The TYT TH-9800 is not a CB, but it is a quad band radio that can receive 10/11 meter. I use it mainly for GMRS.

 

[merlin]

My cubbyhole consists mainly of a 6x3 foot desk with hutch that is my station and workbench. a 4x2.5 foot computer desk to the right.
Right to left, a Harris console, 6, 2, 70Cm, 7/800Mhz just left a 750 watt power supply. Attop that, a BCT15X w/external speaker.
Then my Kenwood TS-440s, mostly SWL, right now, doubles as CB. Next over, Agilant spectrum analyzer and 200 watt dummy/watt meter.
Wavetek function generator, SMT solder station. down to HP signal generator, and HP tracking generator below.
Far left, some various talkies, illuminated bench light controller then my vintage O-scope (don't laugh, its calibrated)
Down one to my small variable bench supply, then HP DVM with parts, GPSDO, a second 750 watt power supply, all on top of a 4U rack project box. A lot obscured for the density of junk/tools/parts. Total work area is 6 x 7.5 foot.
Not shown is my Barrett 980, more CB than marine and HF. A remote ATU and 10 cu/ft of boxes full of radios to get rid of.
Consider, all this from a 300 sq/ft shop with 8 x 4 foot bench.

 

[slowmover]

My cubbyhole consists mainly of a 6x3 foot desk with hutch that is my station and workbench. a 4x2.5 foot computer desk to the right.
Right to left, a Harris console, 6, 2, 70Cm, 7/800Mhz just left a 750 watt power supply. Attop that, a BCT15X w/external speaker.
Then my Kenwood TS-440s, mostly SWL, right now, doubles as CB. Next over, Agilant spectrum analyzer and 200 watt dummy/watt meter.
Wavetek function generator, SMT solder station. down to HP signal generator, and HP tracking generator below.
Far left, some various talkies, illuminated bench light controller then my vintage O-scope (don't laugh, its calibrated)
Down one to my small variable bench supply, then HP DVM with parts, GPSDO, a second 750 watt power supply, all on top of a 4U rack project box. A lot obscured for the density of junk/tools/parts. Total work area is 6 x 7.5 foot.
Not shown is my Barrett 980, more CB than marine and HF. A remote ATU and 10 cu/ft of boxes full of radios to get rid of.
Consider, all this from a 300 sq/ft shop with 8 x 4 foot bench.

Not to worry. Won’t laugh at O-scope.
Will stay just beyond doorway.

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