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New Operating Position |
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After months of construction, new detached garage is complete, and old garage is finished into a new shack. Here's the operating position - goal is 2-rig multi contest station. Position bult by a local friend who will take orders and build to your specs. |
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Commander Amp |
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Commander 2500 - a real workhorse |
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New Position |
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Handy layout |
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Another Angle |
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2 Computers amd 3 Monitors 32", 22" amd 19" |
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Old Operating Position |
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My station centers on the ICOM PRO III transceiver which drives an Ameritron ALS-600 amplifier. The program EasyLog is used for transceiver control and logging. SWR and power is monitored by the Array Solutions Power Master.
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Hard at Work |
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Everything I need during operation is within easy reach. Locations of different equipment came after careful consideration - comfort, and ease of access. |
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How it all Began |
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Due to severe lack of space in my house, I build my shack in the garage (occupies about 1/2 of garage). With gas heat in the winter, and a window AC Unit, I am set to go.
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Equipment Cabinet |
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All antennas and rotor cables terminate within the cabinet. The Array Solutions 6-Pack is used to breach the home perimeter through a 4" pipe that runs from within the cabinet through the shack wall. The cabinet is water-proof.
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Equipment Cabinet |
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The equipment cabinet houses the 6-Pack antenna switch, a dummy load and surge suppressors for all antennas and rotor cables. The cabinet is grounded to a rod under the cabinet. Only two three coax cables enter the shack. Two coaxes from the 6-Pack for Ant A and Ant B, and the 2-meter coax are the only coaxes penetrating the shack wall from outside.
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