RadCom Basics May 2022, Edition 28

14 RadCom Basics obviously will benefit from natural light and a good daylight lamp will be overhead as well. There is only room for one seat, at present that is a metal stool with a piece of foam to relieve the pain from sitting on it for hours. I had to be realistic about the range of work that could be done in the shed and decided that any metal-work or casings,would be carried out in the garage. There had been power to the shed in the past and I re-made a temporary installation for now – I’ll explain that another time. So for safety in the shack and electrical installation advice, please read the section on the RSGB website https://rsgb.org/main/get-start- ed-in-amateur-radio/setting-up- your-shack/safety-in-the-shack and EMC07 basic leaflet, Earthing and the Radio Amateur http://rsgb. org/main/files/2019/12/EMC07-v4- Earthing-and-the-Radio-Amateur- Basic.pdf. There was also a recent article in RadCom by Russell Tribe, G4SAQ. Shelving and storage The next stage of the shed develop- ment was to add shelving and stor- age – again not easy. Simple things like, how deep could shelving be without impeding lighting or cre- ating a hazard – like banging your head on it.Again nearly everything is recycled – old storage units, wardrobe doors for shelving, odd pieces of timber, even old screws pressed back into service! Other issues with sheds are the lack of structural supports for brackets – you have to get inventive. One of the outcomes of this project is, not everything radio-wise can be fitted in the shed and I have to store lesser required items elsewhere but still have reasonable access. This creates a classic issue, that is, you forget what else you have got. Maybe I’ll take some photos to remind myself, if only I remember I’ve got photos..... Even while adding shelves, I remembered my old scope and its intended location. It was a good thing as when I put it in the intended position, the one shelf was in the way. With a little re-jigging of the shelf, the scope could be located as intended. I also checked that my soldering iron station would sit sensibly on the workbench. This really is a big ask of a small space but if any of the ideas have been of help so far, then that’s great. And probably a few of you may have