Shack pix thread

[N8YX]

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You can't help but be impressed by my shack

If it works for you...that's the point.

[ki4itv]

I like the base for your key, Burt.
But, I'm pretty sure that's Ernie's side of the bed.

[kf0rt]

Universal would have gotten my money for two (or more) right there and then...as would a couple other high-profile vendors...but you have to bring inventory with you to sell it. If I wanted mail-order I could just point/click/done on their sites. Besides, how much room do two '996 boxes take up any way? The vendors who had them did sell all they brought, incidentally.

They were a little scarce when I bought mine (only one). I recall a number of places with the "out of stock" banner. Two years ago? I forget. Wanted to mount this thing in the car, but haven't (yet) found a way to get it to fit in the lower half of the double-DIN opening. Radio'll fit, but the faceplate is too big.

[KK4AMI]

Nicki approves of that cat!

That is not a cat, that's an energy efficient preheater designed to bring your gear up and on frequency faster! :)

Here is mine, ever the minimalist.

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[N8YX]

Here is mine, ever the minimalist.

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That an R-71 at the bottom?

[KK4AMI]

That an R-71 at the bottom?

Oh ya R-71 purchased new from Universal Radio back in about 1989. I thought the wife's added decor with the candles and the wood makes it look cozy, right? I gotta long way to go to achieve high tech!

[KK4AMI]

Left side. It's fuzzy and was difficult to take. The new Ten-Tec equipment is visible in this one:

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By the way this is not a shack, this has to be the Fair Radio Sales counter :)

[N8YX]

I have 5 (count 'em) of those beasties at present. Three were set up in the shack until recently, when I decided to rotate the Drakes back into service. (The R-71As were paired with TS-940S in the SO2R spot, and 'DSG's operating spot had an IC-751A/R-71A/PS-30/amp/tuner ensemble.)

You can see part of the '71A in this photo; it's now run in conjunction with the Paragon II as is the IC-2KL/AT-500. Astute viewers will gravitate towards the FT-726R with one of the Majick Frequencies displayed on the readout and ask "How did he do that?"

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[K7SGJ]

If it works for you...that's the point.

First time I've seen a telegraph key mounted on a Frisbee. I imagine it alters the flight characteristics a bit.

[KC9ECI]

First time I've seen a telegraph key mounted on a Frisbee. I imagine it alters the flight characteristics a bit.

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