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tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9773 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/26/2024 11:01:07 PM EST [#1] Radio gear storage shelf Attached File Attached File Day job and writing desk Attached File Project table Attached File

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9775 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/27/2024 9:33:24 PM EST [#2] Goals hit for the weekend. Floor and roof done. Working on tearing down the shack and moving now. Attached File

lorazepam Member Joined Apr 2010 Posts 34735 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 10/27/2024 9:50:36 PM EST [#3] I know I feel better seeing that ridge on the roof. Looks great!
	World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?

Emoto Member Joined Mar 2002 Posts 14076 EE 100% (2) MA, USA	Posted: 10/28/2024 8:20:34 AM EST [#4] Is that a floating floor, and does that mean the pieces snap together?
	Don't confuse where I live with where I'm from.

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9776 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/28/2024 11:08:19 AM EST [#5] Quote History Originally Posted By Emoto: Is that a floating floor, and does that mean the pieces snap together? View Quote Yes. With built in pad

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9777 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/28/2024 2:23:25 PM EST [#6] My ceiling insulation and attic venting are working very well. Yesterday local ambient hit 30 degrees and the frost on the north side of the roof didn’t melt. I had the interior set to 70. Snow supposed to dump today and tomorrow. Attached File

K9-Bob Member Joined Jul 2004 Posts 12063 EE 100% (45) USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 9:36:51 AM EST [Last Edit: K9-Bob] [#7] Your timing on completion is perfect...snow before Halloween wow. Congrats on a cool looking ham shack.
	“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” Ronald Reagan

lorazepam Member Joined Apr 2010 Posts 34756 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 1:33:22 PM EST [#8] Quote History Originally Posted By K9-Bob: Your timing on completion is perfect...snow before Halloween wow. Congrats on a cool looking ham shack. View Quote It's 80 degrees here in southern cheeseland.
	World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9778 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 4:00:10 PM EST [#9] Attached File Had to shovel today. I think snow is with us for the winter. Didn’t get any antenna projects done, but shack is done enough.

lorazepam Member Joined Apr 2010 Posts 34760 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 4:20:05 PM EST [#10] Can you hook up to the existing coax easy enough?
	World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9779 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 6:20:45 PM EST [#11] Quote History Originally Posted By lorazepam: Can you hook up to the existing coax easy enough? View Quote For the most part, yes. I also have other coax. I should be able to do most of my relocating during the winter.

lorazepam Member Joined Apr 2010 Posts 34766 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 7:44:06 PM EST [#12] Good deal. This is a great thread.
	World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?

robmkivseries70 Member Joined Oct 2009 Posts 8036 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 10/29/2024 10:05:57 PM EST [#13] Great report, tnx. 73, Rob
	Sic semper tyrannis!

Vulture774 Member Joined Apr 2006 Posts 723 EE 100% (1) PA, USA	Posted: 10/30/2024 5:09:26 AM EST [#14] You know...The worse the weather is when you put up an antenna, the better said antenna works! Awesome build!

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9780 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/30/2024 3:03:51 PM EST [#15] One design goal met. Snow self sheds. Attached File

Ersatz_Naugahyde Member Joined Oct 2024 Posts 5 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 10/30/2024 3:27:54 PM EST [#16] Great shack, nicely done! I'd love to get something outside, away from the house, but not too far.
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lorazepam Member Joined Apr 2010 Posts 34771 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 10/30/2024 5:13:44 PM EST [#17] Quote History Originally Posted By tyrex13: One design goal met. Snow self sheds. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83116/IMG_3700_jpeg-3363205.JPG View Quote It sucks when it slides down and rips the gutters off.
	World ain't what it seems, is it Gunny?

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9781 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/30/2024 6:07:12 PM EST [#18] Attached File

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9782 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 10/31/2024 5:59:34 PM EST [Last Edit: tyrex13] [#19] More snow today Attached File Picked up a Costco rug and hopefully some used office chairs tomorrow. Attached File Staging equipment for the big move. Attached File

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9786 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 11/1/2024 7:15:39 PM EST [#20] Picked up a couple of Steelcase Leap V2 chairs cheap used. Got some rollerblade wheels to protect the flooring. Attached File Attached File

Fongman Plowing a Lonely Furrow Joined Mar 2002 Posts 1852 EE 100% (71) TX, USA	Posted: 11/2/2024 6:58:51 AM EST [#21] This thread is so impressive.
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Emoto Member Joined Mar 2002 Posts 14112 EE 100% (2) MA, USA	Posted: 11/2/2024 4:38:43 PM EST [#22] Those are good chairs.
	Don't confuse where I live with where I'm from.

tyrex13 Member Joined Oct 2005 Posts 9788 EE 100% (16) AK, USA	Posted: 11/2/2024 6:12:01 PM EST [#23] Wall plates for the amplifier receptacles finally came in. I used a 2 gang box in case I ever needed a different type of 240v outlet. Attached File

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