K7LOL Radio Room
The guest room doubles as my ham shack. Visitors are always welcome to sleep on the living room sofa. Seriously, the guest bed is a twin and there is zero closet space. Couch is better.
Which frees up the space for 24 hour adventures in radio. The adventure begins with a garage quality work bench / operating position. A little urethane does much for aesthetics. Power is supplied by 200 AH of solar battery. A skillfully fabricated wall-thru for cabling was made with a steak knife and PVC pipe. Stucco doesn't represent much of a challenge, even for a steak knife.
This year I picked up a Yaesu FTdx101D, an incredible radio. There is also a Yaesu 991A and a SPE 1.3K Amp. Radios get daily use into a variety of antennas. Since retirement I enjoy a lot of time in the shack.
The original operating position at K7LOL was an Ikea student desk. As you can see, I had stacked the heaviest hardware on top for maximum thrill factor in case the dog bumped into a desk leg.
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