Ham Radio Go Box - by Bobby/KD6KWV

[@alanb76]

Good review of radio go boxes - always interesting to see what folks have done. One comment about LiFePO4 Battery Voltages - offerings from different vendors are not really different voltages. They are all charged to and discharged to the same range of voltages within the same chemistry. Purchase decisions should not be biased by voltage claims. The Bioenno power batteries put out 90% of their energy in the 13 to 12.5 volt range, the same as other LiFePO4 packs. They are one of the very few manufacturers who have hams on staff and understand ham radio needs and RFI concerns. Enjoy! 73 de w6akb

[@murphmurph2124]

Excellent

[@rangersmith4652]

Bobby has really figured out this portable thing. Great stuff.

[@HamRadioTV]

He sure has! He just brought some more awesome boxes to Field Day.

[@williambello4450]

My whole truck is my go box

[@HamRadioTV]

Nice stuff!

[@ChatGPT1111]

My ham shack is my…..err….go box. If I gotta go, the bathroom is down the hall.

[@douglasdreger3852]

Awesome go box. I really like the tuffbook stow

[@HamRadioTV]

👍

[@melvideo63]

Awesome vid presentation! Great job, Jason AND Bobby Lee!

[@melvideo63]

Somehow, it brings back childhood memories of the orange BioPhone that was used in the 1970's show Emergency!

[@HamRadioTV]

Thank you very much!

[@HamRadioTV]

That's funny!

[@VP2EIHonAnguillaIsland]

Cool stuff.. Awesome Bobby 73 guys Ira-J88IH

[@winstonsmiths2449]

Stake the tripod legs down with tent stakes or 12 inch nails. You could probably get away with some tarred bank line tied to each stake, then simply wrap it around a given leg, make thew taut and drive the stakes into the ground. Could also drill holes for some 1/4" eye screws with a wingnut securing them. Tie line to each eye screw, tie other end to stake/nail and viola.

[@HamRadioTV]

Great tips! Thanks!

[@KX4UL]

Very nice job! Those are my kind of go boxes.

[@HamRadioTV]

Thanks you!!

[@gamingforlive2150]

Oh boy this is the grand dad of emergency / vehicle comms :) keep going man 73

[@HamRadioTV]

lol, It sure is!

[@gamingforlive2150]

@@HamRadioTV i hope that i will be able to do something like this one day

[@Gracefull4]

You did a beautiful job Jason, thank you for doing this :)

[@HamRadioTV]

Thank you kindly!

[@TXLorenzo]

Classic problem of trying to put everything in one box. Recommend placing both HF, VHF/UHF radios and tuner in the box with all the in and out connectors for power and antenna. Keep your power source external as well as your laptop which can easily be put in a backpack. Its the radios that need the most protection. So keep them in the box. It will also allow your foot print to be smaller when you have to operate. Just my two cents. 73s

[@HamRadioTV]

Thanks for watching and thanks for your tips!

[@mhpreach]

What boxes did you build in? What Toughbook are you using?

[@hatesbots2731]

Looks like SKB Rack Boxes.

[@pmgddm]

Just found your video. Well done. Got a couple of good ideas. His statement on the voltage of Bioenno batteries, btw, is incorrect. At full charge they run 13.4 volts and will drop down to about 12.7 when 90% discharged. I own two of them. Same should be true, however, for almost all brands of LFP "12 volt" batteries.

[@kd5you1]

I have similar results with my 20 ah Bioenno. I turned off my power supply half way through the video and the voltage started at 13.5 and settled down at 13.1 with two radios on receive.

[@frankalvernas6628]

Please more mobile setups! Been wanting to find more mobile mounting ideas. Great job on the go box too!

[@HamRadioTV]

That's a good idea! I could go shoot video of all the local Ham's installs and make a video of it.

[@bluejohnnyonly9770]

Can we get some links to the hardware used in making the GoBox's

[@HamRadioTV]

I'm not sure of how many things he bought online vs had laying around and local hardware stores. He's good on QRZ if you want to email him. His call is KD6KWV

[@fabiandempewolf2820]

Nice job. I‘ll also build a tranciever in a 19“ rack. Wich material is your frontplate. 73 -Fabian-

[@kd5you1]

From the texture it looks like a sheet of ABS plastic.

[@jimshooting4294]

Is a fire fighter or with a government communications. I just noticed his flashlights?

[@HamRadioTV]

Bobby is an avid scanner listener and only likes to buy mil spec stuff! lol He's just one cool dude!

[@ChatGPT1111]

Umbilically? Did he just invent a whole new word?

[@daveN2MXX]

Flashing yellow LED lights???

[@HamRadioTV]

Oh yeah!

[@charlesronhanson7147]

Hi

[@HamRadioTV]

Hello