Over the past 10 years or so I had my "ham shack" out in the shop where I repair radios. Wife has never liked radios in the house lol.
For the last year I have not even been able to get close to my radios because of the amount of gear coming into the shop.
So I decided it was time to move some stuff in the house. All the kids are gone and it is just the wife and I, the cat and the dog there now.
I dont really concider the stuff I have to be real boat anchors but it is pretty old stuff apart from the average appliance operator. I really like the old stuff and long for some really heavy iron one day. Now that I have a bit of room in the shop maybe I can start collecting some of that.
Bottom shelf there are 3 Swans. A 350, 500, 500CX. Top shelf is my Yaesu collection. E, EE, EX. I have a few more but not in working order.
Also there is a National NCX-3 and a Kenwood 520.
I have a few more pieces to bring in when I can get the time to arrange them, Clegg 99'er, National NC-98, Lafaette HB-76, Lafaette HB-75. Still trying to figure out what to do with the Lafaettes since they are FM rigs.
This is the area for repairing the rigs. Not much but it is doable.
What I really like to have is a pair of Kenwwod twins.R-599 and T-599. I even be happy with the Gonset twins. My plans are to build a AM station.
I have about given up on V/UHF stuff. Specially with the HEO sats gone. The last bad huricane stripped my tower of all my V/UHF antennas and I am no longer able to keep climbing towers due to health issues. Thinking of selling or trading my FT-736 for some AM gear.
Yesterday was out 32nd wedding anniversary. So after taking the wife out for dinner and getting back home the wife looks over at the retreat where the radio room is at and asked " Are there any radios left in the shop?" I just smiled and said, yep, there are plenty out there. She said ok, at least you are in the house more with me..........
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Originally Posted by w3bny
