This is where I spend a lot of time. It is part of an old converted barn that was a coaching stop between Manchester and Sheffield. It built into a bank with walls 2-3 feet thick which makes it very quiet and cool all year round.

Next project on the bench will be a remote antenna tuner using a couple of Arduinos with an RS485 link. See this F4GOH web page



The construction area. Note the solder fume extract pipe.



The fume extractor is an inline ventilation fan bought from a hydroponics shop. It has a variable speed control and works very well.



The SMD rework area. The heated tweezers will soon be joined by a hot air gun.

The mechanical workshop!