My approach ash been to use an old audio patch-bay, you can pick these up pretty cheaply on ebay
I wrote it up here http://ei6iz.com/?p=67 I have expanded the number of inputs in use a bit since and fills up the now vacant Icom 7800 sized hole in my my shack nicely.. It also allows me to do things like plug in a second headset for a shack visitor, Great for K3 diversity demos. On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 09:12 -0800, Edward R. Cole wrote: > Having struggled with cable changes to connectors on the back of > radios for years, my solution, when I built my current ham shack, was > to space my radio table out from the wall 2 feet to allow access > behind the equipment. My radio cabinet is now three shelves above > the table top. I bought some ordinary peg board (with all the holes) > attached to behind the table to floor level and attach wiring runs > with tywraps thru the holes. Photos: > http://www.kl7uw.com/station%20layout.htm > > It is still a mess of cables but an accessible mess. In time I > expect the configuration will reach some level of maturity so I can > make the cable layout a little neater. One thing I would do if the > room were larger is allow at least 3-feet space behind the radio > table as it is a tight fit when I need to kneel down to make > connections or test something. > > My wife tells me that she will build me a whole new ham shack > attached to the garage if we ever "win the lottery" or other such > windfall. Still I keep fit running between the workbench in the > garage to the ham shack to the two towers outside. Having the ham > shack adjacent to the workshop and direct outside entrance would save > some shoe-leather! My wife would have the third bedroom for normal > use and the noise would be gone! The question is whether the radios > are the noise or am I? Ha! > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:09:37 -0400 (EDT) > From: stan levandowski <sjl...@optonline.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] Managing Multiple Keys/Paddles More Easily > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > I have multiple radios and every one of them has the key/paddle jack on > the rear apron. Because I built a custom 'cubby' for my station it's > become annoying to change keys/paddles. I have to reach behind or > around the radios and "feel" for the right place, or move the radio. > =====snipped======== > > > 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 > ====================================== > BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com > EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-60w, 3400-? > DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com > ====================================== > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
