[Milsurplus] W2HX workshop

[Peter Gottlieb]

W2HX is definitely "Iron Man"!


On 12/2/2017 12:08 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> Anyone who would build up a block and tackle system to move radios is 
> definitely “Hard Core” in my book. In this world of people using stamp sized 
> SDR receivers and ever decreasing size and power transceivers you Da Man!
>
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>
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> *From:* W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, December 1, 2017 5:10 PM
> *To:* Ray Fantini; Bruce Gentry; Milsurplus
> *Subject:* Re[2]: [Milsurplus] workshop
> Ray wrote:
>
>> In the last house had a workshop built directly over the two car garage. What 
>> seemed like a good idea at the time soon became a problem. Everything had to 
>> be brought thru the house, up the stairs and into the workshop.
>>
>
> I had attempted to address that situation. My shack is also above the 2 car 
> garage. But instead of humping stuff through the house, I built a yardarm with 
> a block and tackle to get the stuff through a barn-door-looking opening.
>>
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/1.jpg <http://g>
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/2.jpg
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/3.jpg
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/4.jpg
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/5.jpg
>
> Worked REALLY well! But to the whole point of this thread, fast forward a few 
> years later and that barn-door-thingy is blocked with shelves and cabinets! I 
> did make the shelves and cabinets all removable. But the reality of moving all 
> of that stuff to use the barn doors makes humping new heavy things through the 
> house look more desirable!
>
> Ultimately, "radios and electronics are just like gases. They expand to fill 
> their container" (aka the Hertz Postulate (tm) )
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>
>
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