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Title: My Station pic
Post by: w1vtp on March 24, 2012, 05:11:42 PM
Dunno if I ever sent this or not.  The Ameritron is off to the right behind the rack.

Al


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: KM1H on March 24, 2012, 05:23:58 PM
Nice...and what is the SX-73 used for?  Mine became the upstairs band scanner when the HQ-180 got SMD.



Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: w1vtp on March 24, 2012, 05:27:29 PM
Nice...and what is the SX-73 used for?  Mine became the upstairs band scanner when the HQ-180 got SMD.



Carl - that will be my 160 vintage station rx

Al


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: WD8BIL on March 24, 2012, 07:08:09 PM
Nice Al.
Ain't nearly enuf wires though! ::)


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: Detroit47 on March 24, 2012, 07:11:05 PM
Nice I want to see the rack though!

John


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: w1vtp on March 24, 2012, 10:30:04 PM

Wires?  I'm workin on that.  Rack - slated to house the 813 xmtr.  Right now it's a mobile shelving unit for my receivers.  Workin on that too  ;D


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: KA2DZT on March 25, 2012, 04:35:15 AM
What, no black wrinkle??

I want to see some black wrinkle.

I agree with Budly, you need more wires.

Nice set up Al

Fred


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: KM1H on March 25, 2012, 01:56:21 PM
Al doesnt appear to be the type of person who wants his shack wiring looking like Dons with that Flex as the centerpiece ;D

Carl


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: K5UJ on March 25, 2012, 02:16:51 PM
What's that thing in the middle of the picture with the squiggly line across it?   :D

Al, why no clip leads?  The standard of comparison for all hams should be WA1QIX.

Oh yeah, Al you need to take those speakers and leave them outside in the rain for a few days, then go over the cabinets with a sanding wheel, and throw some coffee all over them.   Every AMer worth his salt seems to have at least one huge speaker cabinet that looks like it went with Patton's 3rd Army  ;D


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: w1vtp on March 25, 2012, 09:51:43 PM
Actually, I did try to make things neat by bundling the wires together -- you guessed it.  Minutes later (or so it seemed) I had to tear the setup apart and reroute or redo the connections.  I've learned my lesson - maybe

Actually, I'm playing around with an idea of using plumbing insulation with the split down the length.  Using a couple of these pieces wires can enter and exit where I please and they can be changed as frequently as I please.

Al


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: gerry_w1id on March 26, 2012, 12:11:11 PM
The split tubing for plumbing applications makes for a really neat installation. I remember some years ago I went to a local ham in the Goffstown area and that's what he had. It looked very impressive. Personally, I tried being neat and just like you, ended up changing everything later due to swapping/replacing equipment. My station looks neat until you look under the table.


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: Todd, KA1KAQ on March 26, 2012, 02:13:50 PM
Eh....looks too modern to put such a strong signal down here into the south, Al.

And as others have eluded to, far too neat & tidy.  ;)


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: W1AEX on March 26, 2012, 07:16:16 PM
What, no black wrinkle??

I want to see some black wrinkle.


Al, I definitely agree with Fred. How about a black wrinkle big tube Flex with a quad of 833's?

:)


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: Steve - K4HX on March 26, 2012, 07:23:48 PM
That's awesome!   ;D

You're having way too much fun with the skins.


Title: Re: My Station pic
Post by: Opcom on March 27, 2012, 02:26:16 AM
Very nice and high tech but is a flat panel display in the place of the transceiver what it has come to?  I was sort of shocked! OK well if it works it works!

Can you rack mount that flat panel?
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