[GreenKeys] Racks

[Bruce Gentry]

When I  moved into my first apartment, racks were the way to have a lot 
of gear in a small floor space. Even though I found a couple nice art 
deco examples, many friends thought they looked "too industrial". That 
was in the mid 1970s, a few years later they became chic for ever  
larger and more complex sound systems, and then friends were asking me 
where they could get some for themselves. One friend worked at General 
Electric and wanted one of their racks, but could not find one and 
settled for a Motorola. She had the rack rails moved forward, and used 
it for her sound system. A little later I found a couple VU meters that 
would fit, and put them in the top. It fit nicely into her decorating 
scheme, and got lots of complements.

     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY


On 4/25/21 0:29, kn7sfz wrote:.
> Rack cabinets are great for saving floor real estate.  The ones with 
> wheels are best because you can move them as needed.
>
> Here is a pic of my RTTY mailbox setup.  If the pic doesn't make it, I 
> also have it on my qrz.com page.
>
> Best to all,
>
> Richard kn7sfz
>
> On 4/24/2021 8:09 PM, Tom Hunter wrote:
>> Joe,
>>
>> If that were me,, I would snap up the rack. But I like to rack mount 
>> gear even if I have to sit it on rack shelves. It is compact and nice 
>> looking. Of course make sure it is a 19 inch rack (about 17-3/4 
>> inches between the rails.) Standard hole spacing is 1-1/4" - 1/2" - 
>> 1-1/4" - 1/2", etc.
>>
>> With the door it would be nice to put repeaters in. My two linked 
>> repeaters would fit nicely in it.
>>
>> Attached is a rack I am setting up now in my den shack.
>> And of course my three repeaters are big racks in my radio building.
>>
>>
>> Tom N3CRK   HH 12177
>>
>
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