Shack pix thread

[N2ADV]

What radio is that? Elecraft?
Yep. K3

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-Kk4QSK6/0/L/smugshot_5016862-L.jpg

[KG4CGC]

Yep. K3

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-Kk4QSK6/0/L/smugshot_5016862-L.jpg

I believe I just pee'd my shorts just a tad. Look at all those buttons and knobs. BUTTONS AND KNOBS! BUTTONS AND KNOBS!

[N7YA]

K3.....want!


Is that a McElroy Teardrop next to the Bencher Iambic down there too?

[AE5CP]

Putting the desk back together after building a new office/shack:

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-CVtDH29/0/L/smugshot_4335607-L.jpg
Looks like an HP laptop.
I am in IT, you'll have to excuse me.

[N2ADV]

K3.....want!


Is that a McElroy Teardrop next to the Bencher Iambic down there too?McElroy Streamkey. Fantastic straight key!

(and yes, HP laptop)

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-c7jnhXz/0/L/smugshot_4283701-L.jpg

[kb2vxa]

At least it started out to be a shack, does that count?

[WØTKX]

OMG, is a that a flesh-tone Atlantic Bell push button desk phone?

Gnarly!

[N7YA]

McElroy Streamkey. Fantastic straight key!

(and yes, HP laptop)

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-c7jnhXz/0/L/smugshot_4283701-L.jpg

I recognized the trunnion and terminals. Nothing looks quite like a Mac.

[N7YA]

OMG, is a that a flesh-tone Atlantic Bell push button desk phone?

Gnarly!

Holy Crap! I just noticed that!! :lol:

[N7YA]

Took this shot of the exterior at sun up.

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...and now, my HAWT SELFIE!

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[W5BRM]

...and now, my HAWT SELFIE!

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Food! Its whats for dinner.... And breakfast and lunch! Eat something!

How many tent stakes do u need to not blow away in a light breeze?? :lol:

[n0iu]

...and now, my HAWT SELFIE!

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I am mentally dressing you with my eyes!

[N7YA]

Im actually 5' 11" and 210lbs...but i may still use this poor bastards pic as a profile.

[K7SGJ]

Im actually 5' 11" and 210lbs...but i may still use this poor bastards pic as a profile.

I knew that wasn't you. It's plain to see that guy has no rhythm.

[N7YA]

I knew that wasn't you. It's plain to see that guy has no rhythm.


Thats plain to see! He cant hit his mouth with the utensils very well at all.

[kb2vxa]

Originally Posted by WØTKX
OMG, is a that a flesh-tone Atlantic Bell push button desk phone?

No, Rat Shack before the devil's next invention, the cell phone. When he invented the telemarketer bung hole and bill collector robot that calls for people I never heard of and the Do Not Call List became useless as tits on a bull a trip to Sinking Shack brought home the answering machine next to it. A few months later it sank sending me to buy on line from China Mart, no goggles ever made can protect against blindness caused by accidentally seeing a Walmartian.

[N2ADV]

I believe I just pee'd my shorts just a tad. Look at all those buttons and knobs. BUTTONS AND KNOBS! BUTTONS AND KNOBS!
Now with MOAR buttons and knobs!

http://prtclmn001.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-gL5fCbr/0/L/smugshot_2318817-L.jpg

[K9CCH]

Im actually 5' 11" and 210lbs...but i may still use this poor bastards pic as a profile.


In my research, I have found that the little skinny guys are usually packin....

[K7SGJ]

In my research, I have found that the little skinny guys are usually packin....

Big suitcases?

[K9CCH]

Big suitcases?

Uh yeah.... suitcases.

[N7YA]

In my research, I have found that the little skinny guys are usually packin....


I dont know, but we will be moving soon, we could use the help.

[K7SGJ]

I dont know, but we will be moving soon, we could use the help.

Well...........I guess you would have somewhere to hang the clothes while you cleaned out the closets, eh?

[KC2UGV]

Got a new desk, so I had to re-do the shack layout. This layout takes advantage of the remote head feature of the 857D, so, just the head is located on the desk. It allows for an additional monitor to keep tabs on pskreporter (Or, greyline, or whatever).

https://forums.hamisland.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=12921&stc=1

[KK4AMI]

OK Cory, that whole setup looks exceedingly neat. It needs a beer, a coaster, bag of chips, manuals.... something! :lol:

[NQ6U]

OK Cory, that whole setup looks exceedingly neat. It needs a beer, a coaster, bag of chips, manuals.... something! :lol:

A rat's nest of patch cables and mic cords, for instance.

[WØTKX]

There's a large bowl of something on the left...

[K7SGJ]

There's a large bowl of something on the left...


Cat litter?

[KC2UGV]

OK Cory, that whole setup looks exceedingly neat. It needs a beer, a coaster, bag of chips, manuals.... something! :lol:

Yeah, I just got it set up... I'll add those later :)

[KC2UGV]

There's a large bowl of something on the left...

It's a Jericho Rose. One of the few plants I can't kill indoors.

[K7SGJ]

It's a Jericho Rose. One of the few plants I can't kill indoors.

Send it to my wife, she can kill any living plant in very short order. She even kills those artificial ones. Ever see a plastic philodendron turn brown?

[W5BRM]

FINALLY got my desk in somewhat of a presentable condition...lol

Icom IC-7200, Astron RS-35m PS and my Asus laptop.

I have a 40m Hamstick dipole hung vertical in the front yard. Center feed point is about 20ft or so.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Byd_rxZIIAEpXk7.jpg

[koØm]

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[koØm]

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[W5BRM]

You in a bunker or something?? Lotta concrete blocks about.

Nice shack btw. Tidy!

[koØm]

You in a bunker or something?? Lotta concrete blocks about.

Nice shack btw. Tidy!

I was born in this neighborhood and spent the first eight years here. In 1959, Interstate Highway I-75 was extended through Cincinnati and cut a path from the river through this neighborhood. All of the buildings in the path of the interstate were razed and, after the expressway construction was completed, new apartment complexes were built. I moved back into the neighborhood 20 years ago.

The building that I'm in is about 1000 yards from where I lived in 1957; my elementary school was directly across the street and was still standing until 5-7 years ago when they tore the vacant building down.

When first built in 1961, "Richmond Village (http://www.artsatmusichall.com/)" it was the home of many pro Baseball players and even some politicians because of it's proximity to City Hall. It was state of the art construction for the 1960's but, they knew nothing of insulation back in the 1950-60's. The problem is, when those cinder blocks heat up, the air spaces inside retain the heat. In the winter, every room has at least one wall separating it from the outside, when those bricks get cold, everything inside is cold.

The neighborhood surrounding it has been "Gentrified" and, it's a matter of time before the out-of-town- owners sell this complex.

Well, the one thing that that the management doesn't have to worry about is hole from folks hanging pictures from that cinder block.


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[N8YX]

Those older Yaesus are cool. I had an FR-101D/FL-101 and an FR-101S/FT-201 set, plus all accessories. Sold them to a guy who lived in Indiana several years back - hope he's still having fun with the gear.

[N8GAV]

Not much in this shack, just my Alinco DX- SR 8 all the tube stuff is down stirs in the big shack

[NQ6U]

Heathkit SA-2040 antenna tuner. Nice.

[N8YX]

Heathkit SA-2040 antenna tuner. Nice.
I have a junker '2040 sitting here. It will be built into something resembling the tuner in the picture below. Mine will have a pair of meters (FWD Set/REFL Pwr) from an old Royce CB installed above the capacitor tuning knobs and will show through the red insert - just like the SB104/SB230. The turns counter for the rotary inductor will be moved to a central point and will also be illuminated.

Two small Heathkit knobs positioned between the others will be used for the FWD Cal meter function and for an antenna selector switch - which is one thing many tuners lack.

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[KG4CGC]

The operating position is covered in cameras and tools. I really need to change things up in 2015 and get something going.
The only "radio" sitting at the op is an old selective voltmeter. The TT ArgoV is sitting in front of the monitor and wired.

[NY4Q]

Here's the latest shack pic.
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[K7SGJ]

Here's the latest shack pic.
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Way too neat. You need more clutter.

[KK4AMI]

Way too neat. You need more clutter.

I would have thought a BBQ Shack would have more cuts of meat and a variety of sauces.

[N7YA]

Give it a few weeks, there will be shit everywhere like the rest of us.

[NQ6U]

Give it a few weeks, there will be shit everywhere like the rest of us.

Note the spool of wire on the floor. The shitpile has already begun.

[WØTKX]

Don't look behind the camera...

[VE7DCW]

Note the spool of wire on the floor. The shitpile has already begun.

I have several spools of wire under my radio equipment.....mind you it's out in the workshop in my my garage,I need to get more use out of it.When I'm proud of all the other garbage surrounding it, I will photograph it and submit same for everyone's approval........ :yes:

[K7SGJ]

I have several spools of wire under my radio equipment.....mind you it's out in the workshop in my my garage,I need to get more use out of it.When I'm proud of all the other garbage surrounding it, I will photograph it and submit same for everyone's approval........ :yes:

Is it Canadian wire?

[NY4Q]

Way too neat. You need more clutter.

Ok, here's the other side of the room.

[K7SGJ]

Nope, sorry, Still waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too neat. Nice try with the open drawer, though. :stickpoke:

[W3WN]

Is it faster or slower than the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?That depends.

Is it an African swallow or a European one?

[KF4ZGZ]

My mess .....

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[N8YX]

My mess .....

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FT-902 at the left?

ETA: 101ZD. I should have read your other posts! :lol:

[KC2UGV]

My mess .....

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Personally, I think your mess looks awesome :)

[kb2vxa]

I hesitated to post a shack pic because I really don't have a shack. This is what it would have been if the landlord hadn't reneged on the antennas deal, there they sit all revved up with no place to go. What is working is the Uniden BC796D scanner on the left hooked up to a mobile antenna in the upper left. Incidentally this is my computer desktop image looking into the infinity of video feedback.

[K7SGJ]

I hesitated to post a shack pic because I really don't have a shack. This is what it would have been if the landlord hadn't reneged on the antennas deal, there they sit all revved up with no place to go. What is working is the Uniden BC796D scanner on the left hooked up to a mobile antenna in the upper left. Incidentally this is my computer desktop image looking into the infinity of video feedback.

Can you run two small wires (magnet wire) in opposite directions in the junction of the wall and ceiling, around the room(s) and load it up with a tuner? It's certainly isn't ideal, and you may have to run a little lower power, but it will get you on the air. I've used that setup in the past. It'd probably get you on 20M PSK no problem, and probably SSB on some of the upper bands, as well. I never had much luck on 40 or 80 due to RFI issues, but the TV today isn't what it used to be, either.

[WX7P]

My station

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[K7SGJ]

My station

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How many watts does Homer put out?

[KJ3N]

How many watts does Homer put out?

I'll bet they're DOH-sey watts.

[K7SGJ]

I'll bet they're DOH-sey watts.


:agree: :homer: :agree:

[NQ6U]

My station

That IC-746PRO looks kind of familiar. I think I've seen one before, somewhere.

[VE7DCW]

That IC-746PRO looks kind of familiar. I think I've seen one before, somewhere.

I seem to remember you saying something about that quite awhile ago....... :yes:

[K4PIH]

Man that's sweet! I don't even want to go look at my pile.

[NA4BH]

Is it Canadian wire?


You left out the "U".

[VE7DCW]

You left out the "U".

"you" buy Canadian wire Bob? ..... maybe You might understand if I would've said "y'all"? :snicker:

[K4PIH]

Dont'remember if I posted a pix of my "Zoo Bunker". Little historical reference there. Here tis! 13708

[KC2UGV]

I need to post an updated pic... It's gone through a revamp recently.

[N8YX]

Dont'remember if I posted a pix of my "Zoo Bunker". Little historical reference there. Here tis! 13708
I have that very Micronta meter, courtesy of Corey. :dance:

[NQ6U]

Dont'remember if I posted a pix of my "Zoo Bunker". Little historical reference there. Here tis!

Looks far too neat. You need a rat's nest of coax pigtails and mic cords. I do like the old AMBC receiver on the shelf behind the op chair, though, and Collins rigs are always nice.

[N7YA]

You left out the "U".

Speaking of Canadian vowels, he also left out the 'Eh'.

[K4PIH]

That's an Almende German AM/FM/SW/LW I picked up in of all places Boerne TX. At a junk shop for $25. Works really nice, has the old tuning eye tube between the knobs. I have 2 of the 51-S1 Collins, one works the other is a hanger queen. The old Hallicrafters works as well. Not visible in the picture is a "gilligans island" radio, a Packard-Bell AR-851. And of course the Trans-Oceanic. Sorry I get to rambling about radios. I like them all!
Looks far too neat. You need a rat's nest of coax pigtails and mic cords. I do like the old AMBC receiver on the shelf behind the op chair, though, and Collins rigs are always nice.

[K4PIH]

Radio Shack actually made some OK stuff. That gang of 3 meter is one, and the Micronta square desk mic as well. Looking to add an Arc-5 to the collection.
I have that very Micronta meter, courtesy of Corey. :dance:

[N8YX]

Radio Shack actually made some OK stuff. That gang of 3 meter is one, and the Micronta square desk mic as well. Looking to add an Arc-5 to the collection.
Whomever made Cobra CB sets back in the day (Uniden, IIRC) also made a mic of that style but with a round head. I have one here, paired with a 139XLR.

The TRC-457 was the rig I always wanted during Radio Shack's heyday.

[K4PIH]

My first base was a JC Penny Pinto, then I moved up to a Midland 13-880B SSB, and finally a TRAM-D201 and a Stoner. Wish I had them all back. Used to run the turner +2 and +3 mics. Funny how you get rid of that stuff when you're young and dumb and when you get older you want it back.

[N8YX]

My first base was a JC Penny Pinto, then I moved up to a Midland 13-880B SSB, and finally a TRAM-D201 and a Stoner. Wish I had them all back. Used to run the turner +2 and +3 mics. Funny how you get rid of that stuff when you're young and dumb and when you get older you want it back.
Stoner, you say?

Look here:

https://forums.hamisland.net/showthread.php/27113-New-piece-of-CB-gear-purists-are-gonna-cry?p=578434&viewfull=1#post578434

Also have a good collection of CPI stuff here. Stoner #367 is currently inline listening to Ch38 LSB.

[K4PIH]

Man a Pro 40 like mine you're Killin me! Don't tell me you have a D201 as well?


Stoner, you say?

Look here:

https://forums.hamisland.net/showthread.php/27113-New-piece-of-CB-gear-purists-are-gonna-cry?p=578434&viewfull=1#post578434

Also have a good collection of CPI stuff here. Stoner #367 is currently inline listening to Ch38 LSB.

[N8YX]

Man a Pro 40 like mine you're Killin me! Don't tell me you have a D201 as well?
No, but I repaired a few back in the day. Along with Browning and Dak stuff.

[K4PIH]

Dak stuff was pretty nice as well. People think that all CB radios were junk but we know there were some brands that were pretty good. I remember my first SSB radio, a midland 13-880. I wish I would have kept that one. Had more chrome on the face than a cylon!

[koØm]

Dak stuff was pretty nice as well. People think that all CB radios were junk but we know there were some brands that were pretty good. I remember my first SSB radio, a midland 13-880. I wish I would have kept that one. Had more chrome on the face than a cylon!



The DAK IX (AM version) were crap, it was a Royce circuit board patched between the the face plate and tube final section. The DAK X (ssb version) was a good radio.

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[N7YA]

Here is the pic the pro photographer took. The realty company hired him to shoot the house for the listing, so of course, i lifted them. :)

I like how spacious and roomy our office/shack really isnt in comparison to this glowing image. :lol:

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[NQ6U]

Here is the pic the pro photographer took. The realty company hired him to shoot the house for the listing, so of course, i lifted them. :)

I like how spacious and roomy our office/shack really isnt in comparison to this glowing image. :lol:

My parents just sold their 1100 sq. ft. 1953 suburban crackerbox (for an obscene amount of money because the Silicon Valley has grown northward over the years and now encompasses the area) and the real estate photographer did the same thing. A combination of small furniture and a very wide angle lens made the place look like a palace while, the last time I was there, I marveled at the fact that we somehow managed to squeeze a family of five into it's tiny kitchen.

[WX7P]

Adam:

I'm surprised the realtor didn't at least have you 'minimize' in that room.

My ham radio room in Santa Rosa had a 50 state collection of ham plates on the wall when the house was for sale. While the realtor didn't say 'get rid of them' outright, he sure hinted hard.

[KK4AMI]

I had to rent a pod to hide my stuff. The Realtor says that everybody that visits our house says it is too small (2300 Sq ft). It has a galley kitchen and that seems to disappoint the lady's that watch HGTV. Oh, the en suite (master bathroom for those that aren't French) has only one sink. Good Gawd, a thousand curses on those Property Brothers!:irked:

[K7SGJ]

Adam:

I'm surprised the realtor didn't at least have you 'minimize' in that room.

My ham radio room in Santa Rosa had a 50 state collection of ham plates on the wall when the house was for sale. While the realtor didn't say 'get rid of them' outright, he sure hinted hard.

I hope you at least left mine up. After all, it's all about ME,

[N7YA]

I hope you at least left mine up. After all, it's all about ME,

YES!! I revel in the glory of ME!! :bbh:


Ok, im not all that important in the grand scheme of things, but compared to some of your guys'es shacks on this thread...like, holy shit!...this is the best i could do. Gotta love the wide angle lens.

Simple wireless penis envy, nothing to see here. :whistle:

[N7YA]

Adam:

I'm surprised the realtor didn't at least have you 'minimize' in that room.

My ham radio room in Santa Rosa had a 50 state collection of ham plates on the wall when the house was for sale. While the realtor didn't say 'get rid of them' outright, he sure hinted hard.

I think we got away with this one because we basically emptied everything out of the house. The photographer was a deadpan guy, but for some reason, he didnt say anything about this room...he wanted us to clear off the kitchen counter instead. Sure...no problem.


However, he allowed the shitty plastic flower to stay.

[n6hcm]

I had to rent a pod to hide my stuff. The Realtor says that everybody that visits our house says it is too small (2300 Sq ft).

too small for what? are they wanting to open a disco or something? jeez ...

[KC2UGV]

too small for what? are they wanting to open a disco or something? jeez ...

Realtors haven't caught onto the home desires becoming more prevalent these days: Smaller is better. My home is 1500 sq ft, and it sometimes feels too large.

[KK4AMI]

Realtors haven't caught onto the home desires becoming more prevalent these days: Smaller is better. My home is 1500 sq ft, and it sometimes feels too large.

I don't think that desire is coming from the Realtors, it's the customers. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but it's not the size that matters, it's how you are using it. Everybody wants "open and flowing" use of space. Now they want open kitchens, dining room and living spaces. I can see that in a multi floor house, but in our ranch style we would end up looking like the cabin on "Little House on the Prairie" . I admit, I screwed up. I have a galley kitchen with a hallway behind it and then a master bedroom. I should have eliminated the hallway and increased the size of the kitchen. In a ranch style house, most of your walls are "load bearing" since it sprawls out. It is harder to move walls or take them out entirely without major modifications in the attic. I like having individual rooms that I can shut the door on. If you have a cluttered mess you just shut the door when company comes.

[KC2UGV]

I don't think that desire is coming from the Realtors, it's the customers. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but it's not the size that matters, it's how you are using it. Everybody wants "open and flowing" use of space. Now they want open kitchens, dining room and living spaces. I can see that in a multi floor house, but in our ranch style we would end up looking like the cabin on "Little House on the Prairie" . I admit, I screwed up. I have a galley kitchen with a hallway behind it and then a master bedroom. I should have eliminated the hallway and increased the size of the kitchen. In a ranch style house, most of your walls are "load bearing" since it sprawls out. It is harder to move walls or take them out entirely without major modifications in the attic. I like having individual rooms that I can shut the door on. If you have a cluttered mess you just shut the door when company comes.

I beg to differ. Realtors are filled to the brim these days with 3000-5000 sq ft McMansions that they're having a hard time offloading. So, it's what they push. Hard. Not to mention, Realtors are paid a commission based on sales price. A bigger home sells for more money, which means more commission.

What people are waking up to now: Bigger home == more money in upkeep, utilities, etc. Bigger home == Bigger mortgage, which means you're locked in longer, and you've got a bigger debt load. Bigger home == Further away from the urban areas (Generally), which means you're commuting by car, which means more gas money, and longer times spent in cars rather than with family.

There's a reason millennials are eschewing their cars, the big house filled with stuff, and many of the trappings of the boomers. Living small is the new direction we're moving in.

[KK4AMI]

I beg to differ. Realtors are filled to the brim these days with 3000-5000 sq ft McMansions that they're having a hard time offloading. So, it's what they push. Hard. Not to mention, Realtors are paid a commission based on sales price. A bigger home sells for more money, which means more commission.

What people are waking up to now: Bigger home == more money in upkeep, utilities, etc. Bigger home == Bigger mortgage, which means you're locked in longer, and you've got a bigger debt load. Bigger home == Further away from the urban areas (Generally), which means you're commuting by car, which means more gas money, and longer times spent in cars rather than with family.

There's a reason millennials are eschewing their cars, the big house filled with stuff, and many of the trappings of the boomers. Living small is the new direction we're moving in.

Well here is hoping that you are right. We are averaging about 2 visits a week from real estate agents and their customers. That is really a pain in the ass because we have to clean up the house, load up the dogs in the car and go disappear for an hour. Can't wait until this place sells.