3D Printing Amateur Radio Parts - Portable AREDN Node Upgrade

[@sandraabarca6029]

progressive forward thinking is what will keep ham radio alive and growing . ty 73 p.s. now to push my self to learn about this .

[@bernarrcoletta7419]

Fusion 360 is free for makers. The Product Design Online channel has good tutorials. Cura, the slicer, is free too. Unfortunately the 3D printer is not free, but maybe your local library has 3D printers you can use.

[@K7AGE]

Nice!

[@Commsprepper]

Thanks for the comment and channel support.

[@K7AGE]

@@Commsprepper A 3D printer looks so handy for all sorts of ham radio project. Maybe in the future one will appear here. Maybe start with one of those

[@Commsprepper]

Tiny Machines out of Texas has a great reputation. They stage and test all printers before shipping. They also load new firmware. Checkout thingiverse dot com and search Ham and Amateur radio - all sorts of cool stuff ready-made.

[@KM4ACK]

That looks good. Great demo. de KM4ACK

[@Commsprepper]

Just finished one for the RJ-45 jack going to the node. Waiting for the spray paint to dry now. Tomorrow I have to get my Grandstream HT503 video made and your shoutout.

[@davidkierzkowski]

are powerpoles rated for outdoor use? why not just use a cord grip?

[@Commsprepper]

Powerpoles are not rated for outdoor use (that I know of). I like Anderson Powerpole connectors and use them on everything.

[@73BDM]

Are you using abs or pl(whatever it's called) also is the material uv stable? I've been thinking about printing some parts but haven't found uv stable material

[@Commsprepper]

Brian I am using the only roll I have which is called HIPS (I have not idea what that means). I have some PLA and ABS on order. The Lulzbot mini uses 3mm filament which seems to be less common now that the 1.75mm stuff. The roll I have came with the machine. I have ordered everything in "bubba" (OD green). Hank