I guess I'll throw this in here, too:
HF radios: Icom IC-746PRO transceiver, Icom IC-736 transceiver, Drake TR-7 transceiver. VHF/UHF radios: Icom IC-2200H, Icom IC-38, Icom IC-45, two Icom T-22A HTs. Hallicrafters S-20R general coverage receiver (vintage 1939) that's used mainly for listening to Padres games. Yes, that's a CB (11m) rig on top, a Cobra Model 29. I use it as a quick way of doing a check on 10m conditions. The thing in the middle on the shelf directly below the S-20R is an old Sony car CD deck that was given to me as broken. I repaired it and I use it as the shack FM BCB receiver. Below that is a patch panel I use for switching antennas and rigs around. I like it better than coax switches because I never trust the front end of my receivers to the isolation figures given by manufacturers. It's a bit slower than a switch, but it offers complete flexibility—I can hook any rig up to any antenna in about ten seconds.
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