[Elecraft] Ham Shack Arrangements - just a little OT

[G4GNX - Alan]

I am about to do the same, as soon as I've finished building the staircase 
to my attic conversion ham shack.

At present I have a bare room with a lot of scope and I intend to have an 
operating position on one side and a small construction/repair bench on the 
other.

I was discussing this with a friend and he suggested that to take cables 
away from the equipment, I could screw a length of industrial cable trunking 
to the stud wall and butt the operating "desk" to it. To make it more 
pretty, I could mount a wooden lid on it and cut holes in that whenever a 
cable is added.

I thought about the idea of building a hutch for the K3 and came up with the 
idea of a top shelf with movable partitions so that I can add to the K-Line 
as needed.

For the cables that will end up outside, I've purchased a 2 inch fitting 
that's used to make a connection with a fish pond. It comes in two pieces 
which will clamp either side of the eaves/soffit board and will have a butyl 
rubber membrane across the entry to prevent the wind from blowing in. From 
there to a 45 degree 2 inch adaptor and a 2 inch tube (all ABS) so that 
cables will pass easily from either end.

Actual layout of the operating area still to be decided, but at least I have 
a clean slate.

73,

Alan. G4GNX

-----Original Message----- 
From: Chuck Milam, N9KY
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:15 PM
To: bruce
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ham Shack Arrangements - just a little OT

I've really enjoyed the conversation about shack and desktop setups, as I'm
about to get into the garage, get behind the saw, and build a desktop
equipment shelf.

I've been talked out of building vertical supports, thanks to this
list.  So now I'm trying to future-proof my design. Eventually, I'd hope to
have a complete K-Line. So, I'm thinking I'd just add up the front panel
widths of all the K-Line components and perhaps add an inch or two. Does
this sound reasonable or am I missing something obvious?




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Chuck Milam, N9KY
N9KY at arrl.net