I have a large, L-shaped desk in my home office that served me well for the last decade or so that I was working. I’ve got a pair of computer monitors mounted on a dual-monitor arm, and my old but still quite serviceable PC under the desk. There’s a KVM switch so I can connect another computer and switch between them – I used to just have my work laptop plugged into that. There’s enough room for a pretty good assortment of equipment, once I get al the junk cleared off of it. I’m experimenting with ways to arrange the shack. I have the TS-850 with its matching speaker. Then there’s the FT-817ND; quite useful since it covers not only ham HF but also VHF and UHF to include aircraft and FM broadcast frequencies. I’d also like to bring my Heathkit HW-16 and its matching HG-10B VFO up from the basement. I’ll need a spot for a keyer or two, a paddle or two, a straight key, computer keyboard, mouse, SWR meter, antenna switch, power supplies, a dummy load, and who-knows-what-else. I want to make sure that however I set it up, it’s convenient and ergonomic to operate – that means operate the radios, use the key and paddle for CW, and be able to use the computer keyboard. I don’t know how much (if any) I’ll be operating using digital modes, but I’ll also want the computer for logging contacts and looking up information.
While I work on that, I also have a new call sign. I checked the availability of some “vanity” call signs and much to my surprise found K0DB available! Unfortunately, several people had already submitted applications a few days earlier, and I knew one of them would get it. But – K0DLB was also available, and I got it. So after thirty-plus years as N0XAS, I am now KØDLB.