The WAØTTN Shack
I'm continually rearranging my shack and these represent the most current configuration. You might be interested in some historical photos of the shack to see how it's evolved over the years.
This is the current setup. From left to right, on the middle shelf:
  • An IC-2720 transceiver providing Winlink Telpac service on 145.030 with a TNC-X 1200 baud TNC and on 440.825 with a TNC7multi 9500 baud TNC.
  • An FT-847 for HF SSB and CW, and VHF/UHF FM.
  • A TS-440S/AT, primarily for PSK31, and as an alternate HF voice rig.
To the right of that, from bottom to top, is:
  • MFJ-986 antenna tuner.
  • Very sadly shelled out Collins 312B-5 station control console. My elmer gave me this when I was a kid. But the speaker and power meter still work great. I don't use the power meter since MFJ tuner handles that, and the speaker is connected to the Yeasu rig. It's handy because it has a "station mute" switch that lets me cut the speaker off with just a quick flick.
  • Controller for the CDE Ham II antenna rotator with the Idom Press PIC controller kit installed.
  • One of my vintage QSL cards from around 1969.
The computer is a homebrew box for PSK31, logging, callsign lookups, etc. Next to the keyboard is a Kent dual paddle/straight key, which I really love. Behind all the gear is a very tidy MFJ window feedthrough panel for all the antenna cables.
This is my vintage Collins S-Line that I acquired in 2006. It's beautiful equipment, fun to operate, and still performs as well as any modern gear.

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