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Cool Go Box Concept.
Tevin:
I found this during my meanderings around the internet:
http://qrznow.com/ham-radio-go-box/
The guy in the video has a really boring speaking tone. But try to overlook that.
This is one of the best go-box setups to come along in quite a while. The only real criticism I can offer is few people have access to CAD software and a 3D printer, so the rest of us will have to come up with something else for the power panel.
Simple, straightforward, not too complicated, and by ham standards, inexpensive. Well done.
spacecase0:
it is a neat setup box, but I do question it's overall value,
you still might want the antenna, power supply or batteries and solar,
maybe UHF/VHF,
you would have to be carrying lots more than just that box with the radio,
to the point that I wonder if it is even worth bothering with that box at all
Tevin:
--- Quote from: spacecase0 on December 23, 2014, 03:31:25 PM ---it is a neat setup box, but I do question it's overall value,
you still might want the antenna, power supply or batteries and solar,
maybe UHF/VHF,
you would have to be carrying lots more than just that box with the radio,
to the point that I wonder if it is even worth bothering with that box at all
--- End quote ---
I kind of thought of that too. But no matter what box setup you've got, you're going to need some kind of antenna and external power source. There really isn't any way around it.
My own porta-station is siting in my electronics shop. Other than a few public demonstrations, I've never used it for much of anything because I tried to stuff too much stuff into one box and now I've got myself one mutha of a boat anchor. And that does not include the antennas and solar stuff. I hate that thing. What was I thinking??
I'm now in the process of reconsidering my entire setup. I plan on tearing the whole thing down and starting over. This time it's going on a big diet.
spacecase0:
my portable station has the radio, amps, antenna, tuner, power supply, connectors, etc...
it is all just loose in a waterproof box,
the solar cell is the only thing not in the box.
I do need a table (or back seat of a car) to set it up on but it is not that heavy,
it is ft-817 based, so it does not need large batteries or power supplies
the only real limit with it is setup time,
I keep rethinking it over and over again,
all I did lately was to drop a handheld radio that uses the same power connector in there with it.
and other than testing I don't think I have ever actually set it up to do anything real,
most of the time it lives in the trunk of my car.
TexasRadio:
If you don't mind the cost for the battery pack, this is the way to go for solar.
Self contained within the panel frame.
http://laserhacker.com/?p=92
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