Custom Emergency Ham Radio Go Box
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This is a quick little video showing and talking about my gobox that i had built. I have had a lot of positive reviews from other hams and a few online that has been asking me to show this.
I hope you all enjoy! I had an awesome and frustrated time building this kit.
For those who have asked about a part list, well here you go!
SeaHorse SE430 Case
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Seaboard High Density Polyethylene Sheet
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2x Dual Row 4 Position Terminals
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Connector dust cap
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RF coaxial coax adapter UHF male PL259 to female so239 right angle
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RG58A/U COAX CABLE 3 foot
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DHT Electronics RF coaxial coax adapter
www.amazon.com...
Amplifier Terminal Connector Binding Post
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12V Toggle Switch
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2x Dual USB Charger Socket Power Outlet
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2x 12V 7 Amp EXP1270 Rechargeable Lead Acid Battery
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QYT KT-8900D 25W Dual Band Mini Mobile Transceiver
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🎉 Very nice job on the box and on the video! Short and sweet and to the point perfect! 👍
Really neat. I’ve been putting a portable station together because of also. I like your ideas.
My jaw dropped when you opened the lid. I'm totally stealing this design
why did your jaw drop? medical issue? this is ok but not earth shattering
Great job!! Wish you had a video of the actual build of the box. Thank you.
Might I suggest that to enhance the functionality of your radio box that you include a roll-up J-pole antenna and a coil of RG-58 coax, so you can get a decent antenna up higher in the air?
Great idea.
Honestly I was thinking he was going to have that in there before he opened the box.
Especially since having the antenna on the box puts the operator at risk of RF exposure in excess of the limits set by the FCC.
@@CAphotos RF exposure limits set by the FCC are based on:
1 - Proximity to the radiator
2 - Frequency of operation
3 - Transmission power
4 - Duration of exposure
Using an online RF Exposure calculator, using an antenna with gain of 3dBi, at a transmitter power level of 5 watts, at 146 MHz, and a duty cycle of 20% transmit and 80% receive, the minimum safe distance (no limit of time exposure) from the antenna is a little over 7 inches from the antenna.
So, it is possible to have an antenna mounted on the box without risk of exceeding FCC RF exposure limits.
But, the reason I recommended a roll up J-Pole antenna and some coax was to improve the performance and efficiency of the system.
Cool project, good job
Super-clean build!
Nice job on the frontplate. Fits in really nice!
Great job on the case. Thanks for sharing.
I like the simplicity.
Nice video and thank you for sharing your thoughts and execution of this. Awesome tight and compact results.
I would love to see a tutorial on assembling any of these ham radio boxes.
Yes a look inside and video on how you built it would be great. Tips and lessons learned.
Have you noticed most don’t show how they made them
Excellent. Small, neat and very tidy build. Would be great to see under underneath to see how everything is posted and connects. Thank you.
LilBlighter thank you! It is pretty much wires and zip ties and connectors. I'm using bus bars to connect all the positive together as well as on for the negative side. I don't plan on opening it back up until I half to replace a battery. But when I do. Subscribe to me and I will post one!
Dry slick build, 👍👍👍👍
Great set up, thanks for sharing!
Very cool!!!! Love the small size!
bulldogmack407Sales thank you! I know it fits perfect pretty much anywhere!!!
Thank you for the information! I would replace the heavy batteries with Lifrpo4 batteries. They do cost more to start but will out last 3 or4 lead acid battery. They are not also much lighter and give more power for there size. You will over time need to replace your lead acid battery but unless you do something realy bad you will never need to replace the Lifepo4 battery!
What's the minimum Amp Hour for the lifepo4 for 12v would I need 2? I'm doing something similar to this. I have longevity in mind
@@C4_316 I got the biggest ones that I could afford that will fit. I took an old UPS that had had 4- 15 amp hour 12 volt batters that were connected for 24 volts 30 amp hour. I got 2- 60 amp hour 12 volt batteries and put them outside the box because they would not fit in the box. It will urn the UPS for many hours. I don't need to move it so it will be ok.
@@donaldsmith3048 thanks
Even today, LiFePO batteries are 4-5 times more expensive than lead acid equivalents. Also, they require special care and feeding to get full performance out of them. I used a 30AH LiFePO battery with a small specific LiFePO "trickle" charger, but that setup (2 items) was over $220. Substantially more expensive than the transceiver itself.
sweet build
Great job...
Nice little go box. I building one similar to yours. Im putting in a Xiegu g90, down inverter cause I’m using 20 volt Dewalt battery packs. In-line volt meter, USB port. Computer cooling fan. Cigarette plug. Switches , trying to keep it as light weight as possible.
73’ Greg KC3PMX
Thank you for sharing. Im inspired by your go box. Ill build one too.
Nice job!
Ringway Manchester thanks buddy a lot!!
Pretty cool!
That might be the best go box I’ve ever seen. Well done and 73 de N8PEM
I'm brazilian, so I don't have ambience ou $$$ to build it here, but I like to read and see what others do! Great concept. I love simplicity and functionality. Do you have a page with more intel about it??
Sweet!! Nice job
Great go box,,,gave me ideas for mine,,gonna start mine today!!!!
Awesome good luck bud!!
Very nice job
Well done!
Awesome work! Very clean build. If you're ever interested in sharing what's under the hood, I'd love a point of reference to build a similar go box. It seems I'm not the only one inspired by your work!
73s.
good one
Looked Good!
That looks real looks very good I like it good job
Paul H Ford hey thanks there bud!
Simple and effective... I like it.
Nice job .
I am considering a build using a retevis dual band radio.
Thee rt99 is an amazing rig i have 2 of them already.
I just want to recommend you look at 1 .
When you do you will understand why i am doing it with this rig.
Also thee rt78 ht .
Dude that is awesome!!
Beautiful love it about to make one myself this was a great video I have watched alot . Thank you
Looks good 👍👍
Robert M thank you sir!
You're rig looks very squared away. I'm currently using a padded nylon pistol range bag that works fairly well, (It has adjustable velcro dividers in the main compartment so I have the batteries, radio and amp cordoned off and all the cabling neatly tucked to the side).
But, as I use the bag, things get all shifted around and by the end of the day its a mini-disaster.
Thanks for sharing your rig and your ideas.
Thanks Buddy! And yours sounds great! Would love to check it out! Always good to get some good ideas!
i spend a lot of time trying to get mine as rugged and solid and small as possible.
This is amazing!!
simple and in accordance with the purpose as a radio go box
De yb7use
Love your build! Do you recall what model that collapsible antennae is, or where I might find one? Thanks!
Super nice
Can you show a video of the interior? Thank You!
Génial!! Vraiment un super travail, bravo. J'aimerais m'en faire une comme ça.
A video showing how you built it.
Super. Top .
Suggestion: ad its an on the go box, Keep the new raspberry pi 4 4gb ram along with a 5inch touch screen with a battery hat+3400mah battery to power the raspi. The touchscreen is HDMI powered by raspi so ud have more options
ottimo lavoro...complimenti.
I like the very small "back-to-basics" go-box concept very much. Just wondering if you have gear to supplement the go-box, like for instance a charger, solar panel or wire antenna.
Do you have pictures of the internals including the batteries?
You could prob. build and sell these as is. Hell I'd consider buying one.
Beautiful box! Great job! But, I gotta say, lead-acid? Really? Isn't the time you invested in putting the box together worth the difference in cost between lead-acid and Lithium Iron Phosphate?
He said he is on a budget.
Even today, LiFePO batteries are 4-5 times more expensive than lead acid equivalents. Also, they require special care and feeding to get full performance out of them. I used a 30AH LiFePO battery with a small specific LiFePO "trickle" charger, but that setup (2 items) was over $220. Substantially more expensive than the transceiver itself.
@@g-whiz286 Then, you're shopping in the wrong places. LiFePO4 batteries have plunged in price and if you paid $220 for a 30 amp-hour LiFePO4 battery and a trickle charger, you got ripped off. Try sources like AliExpress where you can get 100AH of LiFePO4 prismatic cells for $169 or 300AH for $400 - at 12.8 VDC.
Then, add a BMS for about $100-$150, depending on the current capacity, and you have a battery that will last you 3000-4000 cycles over a ten to twenty year period.
Then, do the cost analysis to see how much it would cost you to get similar capacity and a similar number of charge cycles over a similar amount of time with lead-acid batteries and see which one works out to be cheaper.
@@richardowens9061 I am a regular shopper at Aliexpress and could not find a 30 AH, 4 cell LiFePO battery for less than $159. Can you provide a link so others can benefit from your search skills? 100AH and most certainly a 300AH battery would be too large and heavy for a portable go box. The charger was from Amazon because I wanted to be able to return it if it didn't perform as expected. Happily, it did. It charged the battery to 14.6 volts and then turned off even if left connected. About every hour, it would sample the voltage to "see" if it needed to come back on.
@@g-whiz286 Here's a link to 280AH cells 4x280AH for $427.80 including shipping:
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002359857489.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.4c1d49ebjYWtfT&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.169870.0&scm_id=1007.13339.169870.0&scm-url=1007.13339.169870.0&pvid=5d91bd6b-4c05-4529-a2fc-08f44cfbf675&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller,scm-url:1007.13339.169870.0,pvid:5d91bd6b-4c05-4529-a2fc-08f44cfbf675,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%230_668%230%23131923%230_668%23888%233325%236_668%23888%233325%236_668%232846%238115%232000_668%235811%2327174%2318_668%232717%237561%23314_668%231000022185%231000066058%230_668%233468%2315612%23308_668%232846%238115%232000_668%235811%2327174%2318_668%232717%237561%23314_668%233164%239976%23226_668%233468%2315612%23308
And, here's a link for 4x30AH cells for $63.70, including shipping:
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002485715594.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.67dc71541sBz9w&algo_pvid=92c507a6-f0b1-4d47-88d4-892f887376a1&algo_exp_id=92c507a6-f0b1-4d47-88d4-892f887376a1-4
Where can a fully assembled go-box be purchased?
Nice Job! Great build. What battery do you have in it? Is it rechargeable, and how? Curious…
friendly advice: don't transmit more than 5W with the antenna so close to you. RF radiation will cause on serious headaches. I employ a similar setup in my go box where I'm fortunate to be near a 300ft repeater with emergency power. Stay safe. 73, KN4GEI
Shaofu Chang I always transmit on the lowest wattage possible.
Dude you won't get headaches!
lol, you will... I don't want to bet you on that because its no fun ruining health. But from personal experience hitting a 2 meter J-pole with 55W while its hanging from a vaulted ceiling of your living will give you the worst migraine you can imagine. And its not readily noticeable at first. Talk for 3 minutes in that orientation and your head will feel like someones hitting you with a hammer from the inside.
For me Ham radio had a rocky start.
Not on 5 watts man. Or even 25 Watts
well, your HT is about 5W :)
sweet!
Jeff Moss thank you Mr. Moss!
What is you telescoping antenna? 1/4, 5/8 or 1/2 wave? Also brand?
Hi can you please show the inside of this and update the links and add the stuff that you are missing but I have bent wating sense you posted to see the inside but thanks for the vid
Please provide a diagram, my friend, I don't see how the cable is connected inside
No link for the Antenna?
Hi does you have an video from the insideinthis Box?
Good Job!!!! I really like your build. I've seen a few and yours is one I really like.
But how did you assemble the batteries to keep them from moving around under the black board???
I just used 3M double sided tape. Stuck the batteries to the bottom of the case
Hi ..how to get this box .i very like it.😊
Wow! That's awesome man. KO4HPC
hi bro nice setup on your go box. How is the antenna going and what frequency does it work on? could you leave the link, thanks? 73.
What material did you use for the panel? and how did you fix it onto the case? your kit is impressive and gives me ideas!
Titony Sarmiento it’s a polyethylene sheet I cut to fit. The box has these little predrilled holes. Could have been from the mold. But that’s where I mounted the board to the case.
In the video details. I have a whole parts list with links. 💪
Dr Wolfsburg thanks! yeah i saw tbe description 3 seconds too late! seems i was so excited by the video :-) anyway thanks again!
How much operating time do you get with that setup? Looks amazing.
Great job any room inside for a power supply? do you have a lost of items so I can build one?
Shooters Corner hey! There isn’t any room for one between the batteries and all the wiring. That’s why I have the two red and black banana posts on the top. Those are for charging. I can make a list but it’s pretty simple.
Thanks
I was wondering if you could tell me about the antenna? And if there is an adapter? I didn’t see the antenna in the parts list.
Nice
Очень толково получилось. Но я б не уповал всецело на УКВ. В качестве радиостанции взял б что нибудь типа FT-817. Вы работаете CW?
Пишу по русски, так как сам английский знаю очень плохо, а двойной машинный перевод только добавит абсурда.
hi Dr Wolfsburg do you have a build video for this case as it is something I am wanting to do and a video how you built yours would help with my project
phil hall hey buddy I do not have a build video on this. I thought about doing one for this but I just wanted to concentrate on the build. Every part I used I added a link under the description. Just use your imagination.
I can build one for you but it takes about a month. I recommend to try your self because it will be yours
How to build? Please
Do you have photo inside? Thanks
how do you charge the battery? do you have a schematic for this setup?
LOVE IT!! Great Job.. 73 de N3LUD
Nice setup. I did mine in a 50 caliber MTM plastic ammo storage box. You can see it on my channel. Hopefully your not embarrassed by mine. 73 WD8WV
J & J True Outdoor Adventures hey I actually like yours! Like the cammo wrap on the face plate you made. I can tell a lot of thought and planning went into yours! 73 good buddy. K6KIE
Thanks!
The plastic ammo can looks weak and not waterproof.... I like K6KIE build!! Nice job! Can you list the momentary switch on the parts list :)
I like your build and am looking to do something very similar, compact and complete. Do you have a materials / parts list you can share? Specifically, the hard plastic looking platform that everything is mounted to.. Thanks in advance for your help.
Brian Stahmer thanks buddy! My whole list is under my video description.
what did you use to hold the blackboard to the box? what kind of spacers? i love that box, im building one just like yours!!!
I just used screws. The case had like screw holes around the inside. Screwed the board down to the case. Used 3m double tape to hold the batteries down to the bottom of the case to keep them from moving
What is the brand of antenna you are using, and where did you purchase it?
Clint Wilhelm I picked up everything for this build on amazon believe it or not. All the links to everything is in the description! Let me know if you have any other questions
For the life of me, I can not find the antenna!
How long will it go before the battery dies?
What did you use for the mounting panel?
cable antenna pair as master make a tutorial on cable antenna pair in gobox
it is not advisable to transmit 25 watts of RF into your face...
where is your fusing?
also i wouldnt have used the panel the usb, outlet, etc are already screwed onto as they dont need that panel. you can use it as a template, then surface mount it to the polyethylene sheet. saves a lil room for extra storage...
if there was room to mount the radio in the box i would have done that then added either an external speaker, or surface mounted a remote jack...
over all simple, and it looks good for what it is.
73
Yeah it's not, I transmit at the lowest possible wattage like every ham should know.. I use 5watts and it's usually on the roof of my car so it's above my head. I have no worries or concerns.
But thank you it was a good project
What material did you use for the plate? -ko4lmu
Que modelo es la caja?
Impress and QYT radio....that's an oxymoron isn't it? LOL
Parts list?
Hey buddy, i updated the details on the video! If you read the bio on the video, and hit the drop down i have a full list with links in the bio.
Dr Wolfsburg you are a scholar and a gentleman sir. Thank you very much.
No problem! I hope that helps! Anything else let me know
What are the dimensions? Is it a seahorse 120?
Se430 there is a link in the discription 👍
What’s your thoughts on that antenna?
Dirtrider22 it’s alright it’s not the greatest one. But it works. I don’t use it anymore I’m using a portable one on a tripod I made
This could have been built for half what was claimed if silly cool shit was left out like a dust cap for the RF connector.
dust cap for a system in an airtight box
ahaha
73/51 xe2fmc
could you invest in a chinese tripod for like 3 dollars, your video is all over the place holding the camera with one hand is so amateurish. Nice box though