It's not elegant but I just finished a rack/table using a butcher block
top (Home Depot) and angle stock on the front inside of the 2x2 wooden
legs to mount the p/s and a repeater I use for IRLP (duplexer later, one
pieces at a time). The table top is stained and matches the height of
the desk so there is almost a continuous surface. Five coats of poly
should suffice to seal it. More angle stock from the front to back legs
will support/share the weight for each item, so it's not entirely held
by the front.
The K3, P3 and KPA1500 will sit on the desk within reach, just below the
50" monitor (4K TV) mounted to the wall (swing/tilt mount). The KPA1500
amp p/s will sit on the table top but may end up in the rack later. The
KAT500/KPA500 will be nearby as backup, easily added if needed.
The next step is to add copper pipe along the equipment space to behind
the desk for equipment bonding to ground, then add a shelf on either
side of the monitor to hang speakers, rotor and SteppIR controllers and
the control head of a dual band with some books too. (There is also a
small frig and microwave next to the desk.) Then put a 36x36" piece of
plywood on the wall (that wide so it can be well anchored by the 16" on
center studs) for dual band, 6M FM radio and perhaps more later.
The entire station (and network) is all going to run from a UPS, which
only has to last long enough for the generator to kick in (about 40
seconds) so nothing drops out during an outage (except the large amp, on
240V).
Most of the wiring will be hidden by desk or monitor, except the space
above the table, where they come in from the tower (large conduits,
buried in ground).
The floor is industrial laminate, the rack and desk have sliders (easily
moved when wanted, no wandering). A computer manages each piece, then I
can remote into that computer from the warm house or when traveling.
It's a simple station, the 80-6M SteppIR up 60' and an 80/160M Inverted
L. Simple ROCKS!
73,
Rick NK7I
North Idaho
On 4/15/2020 10:46 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
When I built my operating desk, I made the top a full 36 inches deep
so the face of the equipment is about 24 inches from the front. I
also put the 2 pedestals on appliance dolly wheels so I can roll the
desk out for access behind the equipment. There are shelves in the
back to hold power supplies and all the other stuff that I don't need
to see on a day to day basis.
I am fortunate to have a fully equipped woodworking shop and can do
that kind of custom furniture design. I built the desk from good oak
and it matches the custom trim and cabinets throughout the rest of the
house.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/15/2020 1:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/14/2020 10:18 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
I chose to place my operating desk two feet from the wall. I refer
to the area behind it as the "cable vault." This solution is cheap
in terms of money and effort, but very expensive of space.
Yes. I wish I had thought of doing something like this after seeing
something similar in N6RO's superstation. My operating position is on
shelves attached to the wall behind them, held away from the wall
about 2 inches for cables to pass vertically between shelves. That
works, but it's a real PITA getting to cables connected to the radios
and other gear when something must be removed for service,
replacement, or to go into the field for FD or county expeditions.
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