I have, 2 HF rigs, actually 3 but one has nothing at all attached to it, not 
even power right now,, but one's a TS-2000 with all antenna jacks full, 
antenna switch with 3 antennas going to it, TW-1 in line, w2ihy 8 band EQ, 
rigblaster plus with all cables for CW and going to the computer and 
everything, a 2 meter packet setup, my 900 MHz radio with external speaker, 
all radios in use have external speakers here, my GMRS radio, police 
scanner, and on the desk right next to it is my computer which has a lot of 
that stuff hooked to it and all the normal computer stuff, plus a UPS that 
plugs in to the USB port, probably 20 wires coming off the back of the 
computer. I dread the day I have to pull all this apart, and I didn't 
mention all the little accessory stuff I have around over here because I'd 
miss something. To think I was going to put my UHF repeater up here for a 
while but then I got a good deal on a Motorola Micor station which I'm 
rebuilding and I can't fit that cabinet up here, not to mention it's not the 
cleanest thing in the world and with out a paint job the cabinet has seen 
better days. I'm more concerned about rebuilding the repeater itself right 
now though, that will stay in the cellar right where it is. Anyway, you can 
imagine the mess of wires here with out that. I suppose the repeater won't 
be too bad if I can fit the IRLP stuff in it, it's going to be very tight 
though even with the small, supposed book sized computer I built for that 
project. Now if I can just figure out linux enough to get it going but 
that's for another day, I might have someone else do that for me since I 
can't be bothered to deal with another OS.
It is quite the mess of wires in my radio/computer area though if I tear it 
down and want to remember what goes with what, it will take a very long time 
to get it all right.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Sebastian" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Cable ties


> Hi John, and others,
> I remember one time when I had to disassemble my station.  That was before 
> I
> had a computer but I had two HF rigs, a 2 meter, a few power supplies,
> keyers, mics etc.  It looked like a spaghetti patch back there.  Actually 
> it
> took me longer to put it back together than it took me to take it apart.
>
> Walt
> WA4QXT
> New London CT
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