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« on: December 15, 2012, 10:22:45 PM »
Slow day here in ND. Made a few contacts on 20M AM. Took the dogs for a walk. Got the hamshack all straightened up. It was so purty, I thought I'd show it off. Here is what it looks like as of the afternoon of 12/15/12. Gimme ten minutes and it'll look different.

Am in the design stage of another big HB rig. I want this one to be unique and something to be proud of. So it'll go slow. Will post schematic when available. Initial thoughts are to have a Taylor 822 in the final position modulated by 805's or 811's zero bias. Close to legal limit power, probably not quite.

Ron

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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2012, 10:40:47 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2012, 11:57:07 PM »
Looks very cozy and very inviting, Ron. Especially with the two sidekicks in the photos. I bet they appreciate the warmth of those glowing tubes on a cold winter night. It looks awfully tidy and organized, though. You might need to get more stuff and pile it around just to be safe.  Wink

I see you've sprouted some chinwhiskers too since Milton a decade or two back when you had all that good stuff out of the Plattsburgh SAC base. Still have a couple of those boxes full of God-knows-what!
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2012, 02:34:47 AM »
Amazing how spacious and relaxing a shack can be when not cluttered up!  Thanks for the glamour shots!
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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2012, 04:31:02 AM »
Aha, now we ALL know what Doc Skipper looks like! Shocked

And your little radios, too...

(Any reference to OZ is purely intentional)

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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2012, 09:12:53 AM »
Very nice shack and I see you posing with Heath's version of the illustrious E.V. Model 638, hi Z.
Boy, I had some interesting qso's with one on the old' HW 101 some years ago.
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2012, 09:27:28 AM »
Nice stuff.
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2012, 10:12:50 AM »
Nice setup, Ron.  I love that HT-9!

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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2012, 12:21:46 PM »
Very nice! I think I need to reorganize my station.  Cry
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2012, 11:35:22 PM »
Very nice looking Radio Shack Ron!  I am sure you will get plenty of enjoy operating some of that great gear.  Nice to see another HT-9.  I had two of them at one time but gifted one to Vortex Joe, N3IBX.  I retained the post war version and had Howard, W3HM repaint and silkscreen the front panel on it.  All I need now is some coils and its all set to go.

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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 09:37:27 AM »
Nice setup Ron, except maybe that the SP600 location should be swapped with the 75A4.

I like the wood desk and table, very retro.
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 04:44:02 PM »

Paul,

What;  break up the Gold Dust Twins?   Unthinkable!!!
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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2012, 05:06:11 PM »
Great looking shack Ron.  I love a nice clean organized shack.  Good looking pups too!

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