Hey guys.....your all spoilt you know. My shack is under the Southern Cross......for all my space, it's still untidy. Adding an external speaker would just add tl the clutter. No, i didn't mean my mind........but
73 Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. On 24/04/2013 7:04 PM, "Edward R Cole" <kl...@acsalaska.net> wrote: > Ron reminded me of some of the advertising seen in the 1950-60's. And I > understand that many have to persuade spouses to get to have a station > somewhat closer than the "barn"! Actually saw a well known eme ham's > station installed in his barn. > > The only time I got away with having my ham station in the living room was > when I was 22 and still a bachelor. I had a very small cottage on one of > the many lakes in Michigan which consisted of kitchen, bedroom, bath, and > big living room. I had a ham shack instead of a "living room"! > > Apartments are the worst situation to be in as a ham, in my opinion. I > have had a ham shack in a tent for three years before building a log cabin. > I ran it on a diehard battery because I had no utilities (in the bush of > Alaska). I had a Ward's gas generator and battery charger. But the 80m > s-meter sat on the peg at zero noise without the influence of civilization > - boy could I hear. > > But most of my ham shacks have been spare bedrooms (as is the current > one). That is fortunate as one can close the door when visitors arrive. > My wife does not bother entering the "shack" and all cleaning is up to me! > My wife has said if our "ship ever came in" and money was not an issue, > she would build me a shack added onto the garage to get me out of the > house. Running from the workshop in the garage to the hamshack is > inconvenient. Tools are always at the wrong location. > > I envy the hams that have beautiful shacks...really impressive! But it > will likely never exist for my station...yep I'm a tinkerer (translation > engineer and technician) at heart. I like the designing and building and > testing almost more than operating. Operating is the final test for some > project, then on to the next project. The bedroom closet is filled with > boxes of parts for at least a decade of future projects. So my old metal > National Radio speaker fits right in! k3 drives it beautifully. > > My shack is about function vs style (exceptions are the Elecraft radios, > of course). I could use twice as much room, though. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:53:35 -0700 > From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <r...@cobi.biz> > To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Speaker, Season finale > Message-ID: <007901ce4096$eb39aa20$**c1acfe60$@biz> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Us OTs who occasionally peruse the old QSTs know that in the 1960's Collins > was really trying to produce equipment that the XYL would not object to > having on a desktop in the living room. "Hamshacks" were moving from the > basement, garage or outdoor shed into the living room. > > As home sizes have diminished steadily over the decades, and the size of > the > equipment has diminished, having a rig that was acceptable in the living > room has become how many Hams have stayed on the air. > > Personally, my rigs are almost never fully assembled. When I'm on the air, > it's usually with something that looks like someone exploded a dozen pieces > of equipment on the bench top. Fortunately my XYL does not mind and now > that > solid state is common, I'm no longer reaching through a maze of wires > containing hundreds or thousands of volts to throw a switch. (Yes, I was > raised with the story of how Ross Hull was electrocuted in 1938, exactly 7 > months and 12 days after I was born probably instilling a level of care > that > has probably been responsible for me surviving, although I have been > knocked > on my...er...'backside'... a number of times in years long past.) > > I can fully understand the desire of some Hams to have a complete, > integrated station that looks clean, neat and which works perfectly. Not > all > Hams are madcap tinkerers and home brewers, Hi! > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > ______________________________**______________________________**__ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:elecr...@mailman.qth.**net <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ 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
