Stay at Home Special: My Station Layout (

[@kiwiham4162]

Very nice setup Dave

[@flyboybobio3431]

I’m glad to see you too have a “rats nest” of wires behind your station. I’ve given up trying to make it look tidy. Love the videos. Keep them coming. Good luck with your flying adventure. I’ve been flying since I was 18 yrs old. I’m 67 now. The most rewarding thing I have ever done.

[@mrjg1013]

Cool, I always enjoy seeing peoples shacks. I always get snippets to add or more ideas for my station which is still in the works.

[@alprescott3719]

Great stuff Dave. Your definitely an inspiration! Very impressed with your organisational skills.👍👍

[@dannonight]

Dave, thank you for inviting us into your shack. Being a regular viewer of your channel has helped me no end. All the best from VK6FANG in Yangebup, Western Australia. (southeast of Fremantle)

[@Martin_PA0KGB]

Very nice shack Dave. Always nice to see your videos, big 73 from PD1AJE, The Netherlands

[@jamescstanley5018]

Thanks for the tour Dave. As I am still setting up my shack, I am looking at as many stations as possible to get ideas. I wish manufacturers would put 2 power cables in with their product, then you would be able to shorten down the permanent installation, and have a spare for running portable. The rats nest of wires makes fault finding difficult, it looks so untidy and could cause interference via coupling (I think?) I enjoy your channel, factually accurate (some aren't), and presented with an easy style. Keep up the good work. Jim M7BXT

[@glenmartin2437]

An older family friend, Murphy, a flier, often said "There are old fliers and bold fliers, but no old, bold fliers." I push things to the limit, and my flier friends call me "an envelope shredder." So, to live longer, I do not fly. N0QFT

[@anthonyhoffmann7316]

Awesome setup Dave

[@cliffengle2897]

Dave, so I'm watching your video, nice shack. But my eyes catch the box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans on top of the Hallicrafters radio!!! Wife and I are 50+yo Potterheads! PS your wsjtx settings for an FTDX3000 helped me lots. Take care and stay safe! 73 Cliff W3KKO

[@neilmarsh1904]

Very timely information for me, Dave, as I'm fixin' to set up my HF station.

[@SDRplayRSP]

Great to see the RSP1A :-)

[@BartVanAllen]

Hey Dave - Thanks for the shack overview - I love to see others "offices" (laboratories, dungeons, grandpas hideout ?) There is one thing you did that I wish I could figure out a way to do, and that is to have room in back of my desks to get to all the tangle! Well done sir - h In order to move things around, add or subtract equipment, etc. is a real chore without direct access to the back of the collection of things. Threading connections from piece to piece can be difficult. I do try to keep some regularity in how things are connected, such as ground wires go straight down to the single point copper bar, RF (coax) I try to keep under that to help separate it from other cables, the audio/data/control etc cables I try to keep up near the table top shelves away from the coax, and so on. Helps a lot in minimizing RFI problems, along with choke magnets on much of it. Computer/ audio in/out to the left, V/U radios and HF to the center, with power and boat anchor stuff to the right on the "L" side table nearer to the antenna switches and amp, very much like how you have done it.

[@James_Bowie]

Thanks for the tour. I think we can all empathize with the spaghetti cables situation.

[@graywolf1911]

I forgot to mention Dave, I do got into ham radio also when I saved up enough money to buy a Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver. Unfortunately, I no longer have it, when I got married my first year in the Army, I traded it back to Allied Radio for several kits to build such as a tube tester, so that I could repair TV's on the side and earn some extra money for my young and growing family (4). I sure wish I had that SX-99, it was a real nice receiver. Living in the country at the time with lots of woods around, I ran a copper wire about 300 feet from my second floor room to the woods and high up in a tree. Sigh, I sure wish I had the old SX-99 again.

[@JT-py9lv]

First thing that caught my eyes was your Far Aim & Gleim manual. LOL

[@bigguyprepper]

JT 6188 likewise! Aviation and amateur radio, two of the most expensive hobbies lol

[@DrHWO]

Thank goodness for the rear view with the wiring. Whilst I appreciate that running short cables with the correct orientation to one another might be of benefit, the reality is often different. Personally my shack is modelled on John Wyndhams' Day of the Triffids.

[@don_n5skt]

Very neat and clean Dave. I would have loved to see the 3000 but I realize you have taken it down. Many thanks for the tour

[@timbacchus]

Just Love the Station ID Sign. would love to buy one.

[@researchcapt]

Thank's Dave. I'm kinda glad to see a "rats nest". The reason is wouldn't running a bunch of cables in close parallel to each other increase the chance of noise inducting from one wire into another?

[@markrowell7242]

I love the content of your videos and the wealth of information you pass on to all us Ogies. The one thing I would love you to improve on is the stability of your cameras and your figiting of your hands during recording. It is very distracting and plays hell with your auto focus. Thanks for what you do and 73. N7MHR

[@cpgoef6]

Good luck with the flight endeavor! I’ve been flying since early 2002 and been flying Army helicopters since 2003. Now they’ve got me temporarily making documentaries for the Army 🤷‍♂️. Give me a ring if you have any aviation questions. ~K0AVN~

[@francismcclaughry3794]

your station looks nice and well organised I wish mine was as half as much. for one the computer is and old chrome book which one can't do much with and I just have to many radiosi on may table.

[@timbacchus]

Just Love the Clock

[@StanCook]

DAVE! I have that exact same old clock that you have and in the same place in my shack. I did a double take on that. Got it on eBay about 15 years ago.

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Dave, Nice layout. I have to work out of my bedroom, so finding the room for the shack is at a premium. I still have a Flex 6400 and used Acom 1000 in their boxes waiting for me to free up some space. :-( 73 and stay safe. WB3BJU PS That was nice of Callum to offer you a DX Commander.

[@ehrlich_]

Perfect for Brian. HE never goes out into society.

[@w8natshenanigans705]

If only my setup were that neatly organized. But since I'm the organizer, that's not gonna happen. :D

[@KevinW8BRY]

How is your flight training going. I also am doing that. I passed the written and have the medical out of the way. Saving money for flight time. Love your shack layout.

[@jimgiordano8218]

Very nice, simple layout. I have a question. Are you able to run the amp solely off of the solar and for how long will the batteries last. I have been enjoying these videos you are sharing with us. Thank you Dave.

[@johng7rwf419]

Love the clock...

[@graywolf1911]

Thank you Dave, I am relaying out my shack after a move from one end of the house to the other, with some additions, so this presentation was most useful. My problem is, my station table and desk next to it have to be up against a wall, as the room is 10 feet wide by 19 feet long. So the wiring is up against the wall meaning that I had better think ahead and have an easy way to get to the wiring for any additions or changes. It has it's challenges for sure. Do you plan to ad a world clock that shows the gray-line progress? I saw one on QST about a year ago that uses a regular monitor screen with software and some hardware for under $300 I believe.

[@bangkithutajulu8851]

nice equipment 73

[@JackSoffalot]

My shack looks like an explosion at a ham store!! Nice Job!! De N2ZD

[@timbacchus]

Like how the batteries are in a spill proof box. Some people forget that.

[@glenmartin2437]

Thank you, David. Have a great day. N0QFT

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

IMHO there should be room for three chairs. One for me. One for one to teach me, And one for a younger person to learn from us. IMHO this should be part of the Navy Intermediate Level of Maintenance. Not one technician fixing just ASQ-10's.

[@timbacchus]

Arrl still sells a standard log book. I still use it.

[@dennisthrush2835]

Thank you for today's video. 73's de N5DHT

[@robertedunn4874]

where did you get your stamp for your log?

[@MyTube4Utoo]

I like Dave's station more than mine. :-( Only one thing to do - *ORDER MORE GEAR!* lol Thanks Dave!

[@alzeNL]

perfect timing - i'm about to re-jig my entire shack/lab to reduce the QRM, your video really helped, esp showing how you have your DC earth/grounding - having seen your other videos on earthing, do you run a thick braid from that copper strip to a physical earth outside ? many thanks in advance, Alan / M7ALU

[@davecasler]

I run stranded 2-gauge wire to the ground rod right outside the shack. The braid would work too.

[@kittykat999a]

Can you elaborate some on the hand stamp?

[@tommybewick]

He has in previous videos, although I can't tell you exactly which one..

[@timbacchus]

Did not realize that Amplifier was so long.