That's a very, very nice facility GF! The separation from the house must be nice during contests, or when you just want to work late. I especially like your test bench and the "boat anchors." My experience on the DV modes is mostly limited to D-Star but I do operate DMR now and then. There is a pristine Heathkit HW-101 in storage since we moved but my priority at the moment is VHF/UHF antennas.
73,
Lou
Thanks Lou, much appreciated. Yes, I also like "boat anchor" equipment; in both my garage and my HAM shack. I get a kick out of tuning up and using tube radios to connect to the world. I currently have a horizontal 10-80M EFHW antenna that's up about 80 feet running between two massive oaks in my backyard, and a 2m/70cm J-Pole up about 70 feet to cover the entire county on simplex --
I built the shack because I was out of commission with a ruptured disk for over a year, and couldn't do any garage/auto repair work. Hence I just got my entertainment sitting in an easy chair building radio projects, and running CW QSQs to keep the old grey matter in good condition. Some folks do puzzles, sudoku, or crosswords, but old HAM guys do Morse Code --LOL
Good luck getting the old Heathkit "Hot Water" 101 back up and running. That's a great radio, and was the successor to my SB-102. I think Heathkit built that kit up until the early 1980s.
73