Managing your ham radio station has become increasingly complex, to say the least. We have more complex transceivers with so many features that Computer Aided Transceivers (CAT) are the norm in many circles. With this, both computer-based logging of QSOs with CAT control makes a PC de rigueur for many, many hams. But therein lies […]
Category: Shack
Call Sign Placque Now Available at Oak Originals!
The gift I received months ago from my two great nieces–Addison & Caroline–proudly hangs in my office/ham shack over the roll-top desk and mantel clock I inherited from my namesake Grandfather. It was designed and made by their Mom, our niece, Amy Houston Hunt, as part of her custom design art business in nearby Flowood, […]
Grounding…a heated floor in Mississippi?
Being on the 2nd floor, I was especially concerned about an RF ground. I read and re-read a lot of the current websites on RF grounds, saw folks call one another names, and figured I was going to be out of luck! To make it worse, the builder and electrical contractor had placed my electric […]
Shack layout
With the decision to put my office and shack on the second floor, we worked with the house plan designer on “what” it was I needed. Not having done this before, I’m sure that I would do it differently if there were a second time. But, here’s what happened. The layout on the left shows […]