OK, I have totally lost it........

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Somehow I have managed to come up the Idea that I could pack all this shit in one little box and make it do all the things I "think" it could do. One Idea came after the other, "I" wanted simple, "me" wanted a more capabilities, "myself", well there's Murphy so we contingencies. Talk about an argument.

So what can it do?

1. 115vac power supply, supplies constant 13.8vdc power to the Rigrunner Powergate
2. Rigrunner Powergate will charge battery, also shifts power automatically between power supplies (battery/13.8vdc external) in case of power loss, provides power to the load.
3. 450watt inverter supplies 115vac for charging
4. Solar controller for solar charging capabilities.
5. Rigrunner power strip for any extra things i want to plug in.
6. Battery booster, for boosting transmission (only) when needed, found this to be pretty handy. Probably not necessary but who knows.
7. Battery booster remote, so I can control it from the top panel, plus I like the visual analog it gives me on the battery.
8. Fart fan, keep the lower extremities cool.
9. USB charging port, I don't have anything to plug into it but I'm sure the wife or someone else will need to charge their fucking toys.
10. There wasn't enough room for a battery in there so don't ask, it's plug and play.
11. Pouch in the lid is secured with industrial strength (GOOD SHIT NEED MORE) velcro, carries jumper cables for assorted power sources, battery, solar, etc. Also radio manual, maps or whatever.

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[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

OK the following are the pics of the box lid with the pouch. The second one the lid is on and closed sitting next to a battery that i have been using as a power source for testing. So far everything is working, nothing smokes...........All comms have been "LC" so far. I need to test solar and then it's time to go mobile.

Note: I never even touched the outside of the box, the damn thing still has bird shit on it.

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[Sniper-T]

nice looking set up. clean crisp wiring!

Nice job!

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nice looking set up. clean crisp wiring!

Nice job!

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nice looking set up. clean crisp wiring!

Nice job!

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nice looking set up. clean crisp wiring!

Nice job!

[bacpacker]

Nice box BWRR! Looks like you covered all the bases.

[ElevenBravo]

Looks awesome! Let us know about performance and run time!

EB

[Kesephist]

What EB said.

What's the rig this package is running?

What's the physical specs on that box? and how much does the whole pkg weigh in at?

Moreover, is the box conductive to where, with an attachment to a ground, it could be used as a Faraday shielding of the components within? (Maybe a 4 gauge jumper cable between the grounding point and one of the handles...)

I ask, as I FINALLY tested and passed Tech today... and I am looking at what needs be done t' get my measly Kenwood TM-241 in a manpackable configuration. Not necessarily operating while manpacked, ala the old Army PRC-25s or -77s, although that would be nice.

de Kesephist, Tech class, c/s pending.

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[Domeguy]

Let me be the first to congradulate you Technican Kesephist!

[ElevenBravo]

Congrats K!

On the box: I really like the fan too, that will help a lot!

EB

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Congrats on your ticket! The radio is a TYT TH-9800 quad band, cross band repeater....... lots of capabilities. Please look it up. I'll answer your questions soon, I have a hickory tree to finish splitting and stacking.....smoking wood....more to follow. Thank you everyone for all the compliments. There is a story behind all this. My brain still hurts and there is a few more things to finish. MY adult ADD's kickin in, have to go and screw up this other project before Mr. Murphy finds out I'm making progress on something again. Out!

[bacpacker]

Congrats K.

[realist]

BR very nice set up. When I think of mobile that is what I would like to have. I have had my license and have yet to get my shit together, it is on my to do list, the equipment not my shit.

K outstanding. It is important to start right away and get what you need. If you don't then you will procrastinate like I have. My biggest fear is to have a major incident and not have comms. To make matters worst is I can afford the equipment so there is no excuse.

[Kesephist]

BWRR13's switching ETC. box has a fascination for me, as I want to put together a portable one for my station. So far that runs to a Radio Shack HTX-10 for HF and a Kenwood TM-241 for UHF, plus a 30A AC power supply (the previously mentioned MegaWatt S-350-12).

The other gear I add to this:

An Anderson 4004 powerstrip , three DPDT knife switches, two deepcycle batteries, a maintainer, a 110 VAC 4 position power strip for the maintainer and the -350 to run on when I have access to AC.

Not manpackable, I know... but will fit on a beefed up two wheeled shopping cart, I think.

de KI7CIL


Kesephist

[jamesneuen]

That is a pretty looking lid, I think it would look even prettier with a solar panel mounted to it..... just saying.

[Kesephist]

Aaaaaannnd there are other folks with similar items. "Go-Kits" or "Go-Boxes" ,"shack-in-a-box"... YGTI. Simply put, a grab and go container of comms, generally only needing power (though not always, it appeared to me some of the larger ones had DC power with a smart-charger to be plugged into AC etc.) antenna, and ground. IF I can dig up the ARRL article I found on the matter, I'll post it.

My thought will be to have something that I can quickly fasten the base rigs into and run with. Like the rails in older computer towers, with a latch on the end to secure.

[bacpacker]

Go-kits come in all sizes and make ups. I have seen them as small as a .30 cal ammo can up to a large cube type container that would hold a complete HF/VHF/UHF/ digital station including power and solar to recharge the batteries.
Just depends on your needs and wants. And ability to fund them of course.