{"id":14815,"date":"2015-09-23T07:33:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14815"},"modified":"2015-09-23T07:33:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:33:30","slug":"an-elecraft-kx3-go-box-by-oe2atn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/an-elecraft-kx3-go-box-by-oe2atn\/","title":{"rendered":"An Elecraft KX3 Go Box by OE2ATN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/KX3box1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14816\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/KX3box1.jpg\" alt=\"KX3box1\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/KX3box1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/KX3box1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader,\u00a0John, N4HNO, who shares a link to this brilliant &#8220;go box&#8221; for the Elecraft Kx3 designed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oe2atn.at\/tom\/gobox\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas M\u00fcllauer OE2ATN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kx3box02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14929 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kx3box02.jpg\" alt=\"kx3box02\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kx3box02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/kx3box02-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>Thomas&#8217; design is based on a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JpeA7c\" target=\"_blank\">Sigg Maxi Aluminum Snack Box<\/a>\u00a0which seems to accommodate the KX3, a LiPo battery and host of connections quite easily.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas does not sell go boxes, rather, he has outlined the full list of components used along with tips on his website. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oe2atn.at\/tom\/gobox\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0John, N4HNO, who shares a link to this brilliant &#8220;go box&#8221; for the Elecraft Kx3 designed by\u00a0Thomas M\u00fcllauer OE2ATN. Thomas&#8217; design is based on a Sigg Maxi Aluminum Snack Box\u00a0which seems to accommodate the KX3, a LiPo battery and host of connections quite easily. Thomas does not sell go boxes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[627,3,26,1154],"tags":[2034,2547,3793,3183,4245,4244],"class_list":["post-14815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","category-radios","category-travel","tag-elecraft","tag-elecraft-kx3","tag-go-kit","tag-kx3","tag-sigg-maxi-aluminum-snack-box","tag-thomas-mullauer-oe2atn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3QX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8697,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/listening-to-behavior-night-on-the-elecraft-kx3-qrp-transceiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":14815,"position":0},"title":"Listening to beHAVior Night on the Elecraft KX3 QRP transceiver","author":"Thomas","date":"January 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year, I reviewed the Elecraft KX3 transceiver as a fantastic radio to consider if you're an amateur radio operator who also happens to love SWLing. 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I love how practical and affordable this project is. \u00a0The stand would be simple to disassemble and take to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"KX3-Cardboard-Stand-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/KX3-Cardboard-Stand-1-1024x640.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/KX3-Cardboard-Stand-1-1024x640.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/KX3-Cardboard-Stand-1-1024x640.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22375,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/holiday-deals-elecrafts-black-friday-event\/","url_meta":{"origin":14815,"position":2},"title":"Holiday Deals: Elecraft&#8217;s Black Friday event","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been thinking about pulling the trigger on an Elecraft transceiver, now may be a good time. Elecraft is throwing in free accessories and free shipping on a few of their products. Here's their full Black Friday advertisement: Even if you aren't a ham, you might consider an Elecraft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Deals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Deals","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/deals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"elecraft-kx3-radioaustralia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elecraft-KX3-RadioAustralia.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29324,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/radio-deal-elecrafts-black-friday-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":14815,"position":3},"title":"Radio Deal: Elecraft&#8217;s &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; sale","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been considering an Elecraft transceiver, you might want to take a gander a the discounts Elecraft has posted for Black Friday. Two of my favorite portable transceivers are in the sale: The\u00a0KX2 Transceiver + FREE MH3 Microphone ($699.95 US) The KX3 Transceiver (modular kit) + FREE MH3 Microphone\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Elecraft-Black-Friday.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18901,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/photos-of-the-new-elecraft-kx2\/","url_meta":{"origin":14815,"position":4},"title":"Photos of the new Elecraft KX2","author":"Thomas","date":"May 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the benefits of being an inside exhibitor at the Dayton Hamvention is the ability to visit with vendors and exhibitors on Thursday, prior to all of the traffic that happens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Elecraft's booth is always epically busy during the Hamvention--and this year will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Elecraft-KX2-2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Elecraft-KX2-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34215,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/the-elecraft-kx3-continues-to-impress\/","url_meta":{"origin":14815,"position":5},"title":"The Elecraft KX3 continues to impress","author":"Thomas","date":"September 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I've owned my Elecraft KX3 for five years, and this little rig continues to amaze me. In 2013, I gave the KX3 one of the most favorable reviews I've ever published--and it continues to hold its own. 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