Tidy Shack Contest 2005

[gm4vgr]

It will come as no surprise that Brendan GM0BWR has won the tidy shack contest for the 10th year in a row.Hugh GM4UYE came a close second with his imaginative use of space in a small shack but in the end Brendan,s colour co-ordinated accessories swayed the judges.

[MM0BSM]

SO can I get the untidiest award?

No one can be as cluttered as my shack

[GM0BWR]

Guilty as charged of the tidy shack. (See attached picture) Who cares about working them, as long as the shack is tidy with no unsightly cables or WHITE POWER SUPPLIES in view. So club members, get your act together and start organising those shacks or Kim and Agie will be round to see you.

Brendan

[GM1BSG]

SO can I get the untidiest award?

No one can be as cluttered as my shack

Stu

Want a bet? :shock:

[GM0BWR]

What about some pictures to see these so claimed untidy shacks.

Brendan

[MM0BSM]

i would but i dont own a digital camera only the old faithful slr 35mm film
will take a look see if i have any to post from the past

[GM1BSG]

OK, some mounds of stuff and thats on a good day, it all works, honest

Stu, you can borrow my camera :wink:

[MM0BSM]

hmm still think mines is worse lol

[GM0BWR]

Ok John, I'm convinced. Well done.

Brendan

[gm0hzi]

it may be tidier than some but its not bad for six weeks

ps
note plenty of throat lubricant :wink:

[GM0BWR]

Well done, good picture's Neil. Wonder if there is at least 2 tidy shacks out there. Come on Shug reveal all (picture of the shack I mean) Lets have a look at other club members shacks.

Brendan

[Shug]

:) Do i get a prize for Bijou but untidy??

[Shug]

:roll: This is the Photo i meant to send last time! I hope.

[GM0BWR]

Well done Hugh...good example of a multi-hobby shack. More than Amateur Radio going down there. Jim was right, good use of a confined space.

Hope we see more pictures of shacks on this thread.

Brendan

[GM1BSG]

Hugh

Is the speaker the "anti neighbour" deterrant next time hes a bangin's the drums?

:lol:

[GM1BSG]

Neil

You have an excuse, work in progress.....

[GM1BSG]

OK, it is now tidied up for now :shock:

Won't last long though ....

[GM1BSG]

Hugh

PSK31 powered by beer, fuel efficient energy

[GM0KQB]

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[GM1BSG]

Hugh has been hogging all the beer

:shock:

[gm0hzi]

whats wrong ray cant aford a :idea:

[GM0BWR]

Well done Ray - nice technical looking gear to be seen. Very cosy though in the dark.

More pictures please lads.

Brendan

[GM0BWR]

Think Kim & Agie were round at John's shack today - what a difference.

Well done John - nice one.

Brendan

[GM1BSG]

Helen beat them to it Brendan, she was not happy.....

What, you guys think I did the tidy up on my own initiative :shock: (not)

It was a "tidy up" or "dinners in the dog"

For me i am happy to close the curtains and shut the door :D

[GM0BWR]

Ok John, think Lorraine has only been up in the shack twice in about 16 years. Peace perfect peace.
Am away tae`ma bed noo. Goodnight

Brendan

[GM0KQB]

shack update from ed

[MM0BSM]

make the picture a little better on the eyes

this is RAY GM0KQB

[GM0KQB]

Thank you Stu for sheading some light on my plight
As a Latin friend would say, much mora aura
Out of the Darkness, a falcetto voice in a Jump suit

Thanks indeedy

[Shug]

:roll: Jim complained about the chair being in the way, so how is this
new monitor and all.
if anyone can tell me the view on the monitor i'll buy them a drink!

[gm0mzb]

Derek asked me to post this.

[gm4vgr]

Thought I might as well add mine

[GM0BWR]

Well done Jim, good picture of the shack. All thats required is a bit 3'x4' section of hardboard at the back to hide those cables.

Come on lads keep the pictures coming. Wullie (MZB) how about your den?

Brendan

[MM0BSM]

guys can ou try and keep the size of the imagies below 150k as its slowing down this thread and also maybe save them as a gif

all pics have been edited by John BSG
and should now load quicker

:roll:

[GM1BSG]

preferred format GIF
Preferred size 1024 x 768 pixels

Sorry to anyone if the images are not so cool, but problems to load as the page was loading nearly 1 meg of data to display all thumbnails

As a gif @ 1024 x 768 you should get an image size of about 500k or so.

The file size of the images above are not reported correctly, so don't think you are being picked on, they were all edited by me to around 100k 8)

[gm0mzb]

A Bit messy !! :lol:

[GM1BSG]

Wullie

Where is all the junk we keep hearing about?

Think your holding out on us dude :)

[gm0mzb]

Hi John had a tidy round :(

Here is part of the old shack :P

[GM0NWI]

Me too !!!

Notice Elecraft under way!

[MM0BSM]

OK here is one side of my room minus the floor :mrgr

thanks for the loan of the camera John

pic one is the hf station and logging
pic two shows the central point with the two keyers one for each radio that share the same key and a bit of the vhf/uhf station
pic three shows the vhf/uhf station with the voice keyer on top of the radio and the sp901 speaker with the rotor control on top and some junk

i am doing my qsl stuff so loads of qsl cards on top and paper work

the pics were taken today when i had ripped loads of stuff out from under the desk as i was needing my tools damn belt snapped on my car so the room was in a bigger mess than normal honest :scratch

[GM0BWR]

Wll done Stu - good pictures. Looks no bad.


Brendan

[GM0BWR]

Looks good Andy - gid tae see the K2.


Brendan

[GM0BWR]

At last a new entry into the tidy shack competition.
Tom GM0FNE kindly sent this picture of under the desk. You have to agree that it is pretty grim.

[tomdotcom]

It scares me when a see a tidy shack.....

Shacks are not meant to be tidy - this is my den - my space -
everything out of place yet I know just where everything is.

I would take a picture of my shack if I could just find my camera!!:cry:

Tom
GM4FDM

[GM0BWR]

Found the camera yet Tom? Dont keep us all in suspense

[MM3XGP]

138 not my shack but worth having a look at how not to have the shack

[MM3XGP]

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144 my shack still under construction but thought i would pop it