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My Go Box
« on: August 09, 2014, 11:58:45 PM »
This is my GO BOX iv been working on. Now I need to work on my Battery and solar panel setup. I hoping to be able to get me a Buddipole deluxe package sometime.


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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2014, 01:02:22 AM »
that sure looks nice,

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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2014, 09:47:04 AM »
Very nice.  Show us the backside to see how you wired it.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2014, 04:03:57 PM »
Cool. 

My stuff is just packed in a super large (insulated) ammo can.  No organization, per se.

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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2014, 06:53:46 PM »
Im still embarrassed to show anyone that side yet. LOL    ;D    I still need to get the Powerpole distribution block and the Super PWRgate PG40S. Right now I just have the three radios wired straight to the power supply.

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2014, 07:15:45 PM »
This is my GO BOX iv been working on. Now I need to work on my Battery and solar panel setup. I hoping to be able to get me a Buddipole deluxe package sometime.

Wow, I'm impressed. I'm in the planning stages of completely re-doing my go box, due to my first attempt resulting in something that was not as functional as hoped and waaayyy to heavy.

Can I ask what type of case you used? Do the drawer on the bottom and the power strip on top come with it, or are they add-ons? Lastly, what is the LED display top-center? Is that a line monitor?

Very nice!

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2014, 07:41:56 PM »
I never could solve the weight issue with everything all set up already,
now I use a pelican case with everything just tossed in,
and it is still to much weight for me to carry very far,
but I guess why they make wheels

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2014, 07:55:04 PM »
Heavy is right.  Didnt know it was going to be so heavy.  This is the box I got. Wish I had gotten the 10U.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RotoRack8

I got the 2U 16" L drawer from Amazon. The bottom 18" L 2U shelf is mounted on top of the drawer with the power supply and the 706 mounted to it.  The top shelf is a 10" L 1U and has a Uniden BCD536HP Digital Scanner in the middle.

http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BCD536HP-Digital-Mobile-Scanner/dp/B00HZOW5K2/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1407718298&sr=8-10&keywords=bearcat+scanner

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2015, 01:44:05 PM »
Yesterday I got to use it for the first time out in the field. Our ham club was in charge of the commutations for the Big Bend Open Road Race. Everything ran off the battery and solar panel. Only used the UHF/VHF and a second UHF. Ran for 12 hours. My first equipment test went grate. There was only some small simple changes I plan to make like an AMP and volt meter to see how the charge is doing from the solar panel. The two guys there are my ham friends that are helping me.

« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 02:09:13 PM by DragoSapien »

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2015, 01:45:31 PM »
Solar panel on top
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 02:07:47 PM by DragoSapien »

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2015, 01:48:01 PM »
Getting out of the sun and under an awning.

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2015, 01:59:39 PM »
First do you mind the license plate showing?

That looks like the box we just bought for our CERT team in chandler. 

Nice Yeti  8)
« Last Edit: April 26, 2015, 02:01:51 PM by AD »
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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2015, 02:09:52 PM »
There!!!!!  Fixed it.

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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2015, 08:36:16 PM »
Nice job, takes me back. My new one is gonna shrink considerably.
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Re: My Go Box
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2015, 08:37:54 PM »
And this one, then I sold the ICOM
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