Carl's in-rig "ham shack"

The area of the home where an amateur radio operator has his/her radio equipment is often referred to as their "ham shack".

This is Carl's current ham shack inside Gracie.

He is enjoying getting his equipment working with his antennas and participating in various "nets" during the week. Nets are planned communication times to make sure equipment is working correctly and for the operator to practice using the equipment. For example, something may have changed in your setup that causes a "buzz" in your radio transmission, and you wouldn't know about it unless others on the net let you know that there is a buzz that wasn't there the last time you were on the radio. Then a process ensues to determine what has changed since the last time you were on the radio; it may have nothing to do with the radio specifically, but rather that a new LED light is in use or another type of interference has entered the environment.