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The "Shack"

PC Components

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core
  • COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK
  • MOBO: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB DDR4-3600mhz
  • GPU: GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition
  • HDD: 8TB WD Black
  • SSD: 2x 2TB Sabrent Rocket M.2 NVME (PCIe Gen 4.0)
  • PSU: HX Series HX1200 80+ Platinum
  • Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact White
  • Fans: Phanteks PH-F120T30

(The PC is mounted above the top display.)

Desk Stuff

  • Monitors: 4x Acer Nitro VG240Yl
  • Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 MXBlue
  • Mouse: Logitech G900 CS
  • Speakers: 2x JBL 306P MkII
  • Subwoofer: Monoprice Powered 60W 8"
  • Mixer & Voice Proc: TC-Helicon GoXLR
  • Mic:
  • Headphones: beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80Ω
  • Headphone Amp: DROP + THX AAA ONE
  • Macro: Elgato Stream Deck (3x5)

Radio Overview (top down)

  • ANYTONE AT-6666 (CB)
  • Motorola APX6500 HP (UHF R1)
  • Motorola XTL1500 (Main VHF)
  • TYT TH-9000D (220)
  • Motorola XTL5000 (UHF R2)
  • Flex 6400 (Main HF)
  • Hermes Lite 2 (Spare HF)
  • Kenwood TS-2000 (Secondary UHF/VHF/HF Rig)




Bench Overview

  • Amp: KM3KM mercuryIIIS
  • Tuner: LDG AT-1000 ProII
  • Meters: WaveNode WN-2
  • Generator: Fluke 6082A (100K-2.1G)
  • Test Set: Agilent 8935 E6380A
  • PSU: Samlex SEC-1235P-M (14.6v)
  • GPSDO: Some generic one from china (connected to distro amp for radios/test gear)

Summary

All critical load devices are powered by a 30A supply at 14.6V, backed by a 100Ah LiFePo4 battery with automated switching for seamless transition. Upstream from the fuse block, I’ve installed a Victron Energy SmartShunt for real-time monitoring and load management. Non-critical loads run on a separate 30A supply without battery backup. In the future, I plan to add 1-2kW of solar capacity to extend off-grid runtime.

















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