[R-390] Boatanchor Storage - Some questions???

[Jim Brannigan]

I don't know what the environment is like in Vermont.  Here on Long Island
we have dry cold winters and damp hot summers.  I store most of my radios in
the basement, on open shelves, at least a foot off the floor.  (if I get
more than a foot of water in the basement, I have bigger problems than wet
radios)
The basement is heated, humidified in the winter and a dehumidifier or Air
conditioning is used during the warmer months.  The space is also used for
radio station, home office and playroom.

Other radios, parts, etc. are stored in the attic of the garage.  They are
subject to drastic changes in temperature and humidity and don't fare as
well.

hope this helps.
Jim


> Hi Gang:
>
> I've been lurking in the shadows for quite some time now and  have enjoyed
> reading much of the traffic on here.  I'd like to pose a question to the
> group that may become an interesting thread for all.
>
> My family and I recently moved into a house here in the Upper Valley
region
> of Vermont/New Hampshire.  We have a nice two-car garage which has new
> electric doors that lock and a cement floor, basement ( with cement floor)
> and an attic.  All three places are unheated.
>
> My question is about equipment storage.   I would like to know what is the
> best place to store my "Boatanchors" and manuals collection that are not
> being used at this time.  I have kept them in a temperature and humidity
> controlled storage facility for the past three and a half years (don't ask
> what it has cost me!) but now is the time to move them.
>
> My concerns are the heat of the attic in the summer and the potential of
> high humidity and of flooding of the basement.  I would also like to know
> the best way to test the basement for humidity and what is an acceptable
> level.  If this is relevant the house is heated by forced air from an
> oil-burning furnace less than a year old. The house itself is about 85
> years old and is located at the top of a 100 foot embankment.  My manuals
> are boxed in USPS Priority Mail boxes (the older ones with the non-sticky
> flaps) which serve as a filing system as well as keeping them flat and on
> order.
>
> So basically I'm asking about the best place to store vacuum tube-based
> electronic equipment and paper manuals in an 85 year-old house with an
> attic, basement and two-car garage in Central Vermont.
>
> 73 all,