Here's some photos of the shelter that Paul Cavnar and group is
now working on:

Paul can be reached via email at: <nn7b@powernet.net>  

Below is photo #1:

Here's the shelter, as it was dropped off the trailer a year ago. The AC vents provide some circulation of air in the summer. These will eventually be replaced by a window about 14x26 in that side. The dark frame on the top has strap loops around it and was used to store something that no one seems to know what. It is the first one I have encountered with that frame.

Photo #2:

The back of the shelter has the AC and DC inputs as well as the exhaust fan chute (missing the filter screen) which will be removed to allow space for a 50-ft telescopic tower to be mounted to the center of the shelter,  once installed on it's trailer. You also can see the aluminum frame on top a little better.

Photo #3:

This is the inside of the shelter as we originally had intended to utilize one full-width operating position with a shelf for additional equipment just above. This has since been removed completely and the storage bin in the lower left has been moved to the other end of the left side.

Photo #4:

Here is the shelter as it has been modified to date. The most prominent change is the move of the storage bin on the left side to the far end of the van. The desktop on the left has a box of cable and hardware from the original equipment that we are utilizing to save space. A shelf will be mounted about 12" above this left side for the HF equipment.

The UHF and VHF Mitrek control heads will be mounted with their own speakers below the shelf. The incoming power box in the upper right has had the DC filter mounted inside the box once the unnecessary telephone leads were removed. That makes for more space in the van as well. The operators face away from each other rather than the same direction. The space behind each operator may be used for additional equipment as needed.

The desktop on the right side near the door will be for the "digital" operator who will handle the packet computer and radio along with any needs the HF operator has including logging and the TA312 field telephone link into a command post at needed. The installation will run primarily on 12VDC power with two large, deep-cycle batteries
and solar panels. There will be a 1500w generator to power a 12VDC-50A power supply should the need for AC power arise. We will also have an inverter for the DC power that can run the packet computer or other equipment as needed.

More photos will be presented as I progress with the project this summer. A lot of work has gone into this project so far with no more than $20 being spent!  We are hoping this project will benefit the entire community.

[editor's note: This appears to be an S250 Shelter, and may have been from an
                         AN/GRC142 RATT Rig ... ] 

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