{"id":27170,"date":"2017-07-15T08:18:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27170"},"modified":"2017-07-15T08:18:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:18:57","slug":"a-very-clever-radio-go-box-using-the-gator-gr6s-shallow-rack-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/a-very-clever-radio-go-box-using-the-gator-gr6s-shallow-rack-case\/","title":{"rendered":"A very clever radio go-box using the Gator GR6S shallow rack case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GoBox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27172\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GoBox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GoBox.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GoBox-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GoBox-624x348.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2017\/july\/ham-radio-go-box.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Young radio amateurs\u00a0<strong>Zechariah WX4TVJ<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Faith Hannah AE4FH<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Hope KM4IPF<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Grace KM4TXT<\/strong>\u00a0have released a video about their Go Box<\/p>\n<p>Many people have asked us to make a detailed video about our\u00a0<strong>Go Box<\/strong>, so we decided to make one. We show you what is in the Go Box and how we installed all of the equipment. There is also some funny stuff in the video, too!<\/p>\n<p>The case we used was a Gator 6 rack unit shallow case:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/252763-REG\/Gator_Cases_GR_6S_GR6S_Shallow_Rack_Case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/252763-REG\/Gator_Cases_GR_6S_GR6S_Shallow_Rack_Case.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shelves are simply vented rack mount shelves. Here is a link to where you can get them:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/RkShelfU1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/RkShelfU1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch A Close Look at Our Ham Radio Go Box and How We Put it Together:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSCDujMEyF4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vSCDujMEyF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lea Family<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hamradio.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/hamradio.world\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These girls do an <em>amazing<\/em> job with the video&#8211;bravo!<\/p>\n<p>I love this setup. While I typically pack very lightly for portable radio work, building a system like this makes for very quick deployment when you require a full 100 watt system with multiple radios and multiple accessories. Radio clubs could easily put systems like this together for events like Field Day or Emergency Comms. It&#8217;s grab-and-go at its best!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a field DXpedition\/SWLing station could also be easily built into this portable system. In fact, I bet an SDR with computer, keyboard, and monitor could be mounted and accommodated in this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Southgate ARC) Young radio amateurs\u00a0Zechariah WX4TVJ,\u00a0Faith Hannah AE4FH,\u00a0Hope KM4IPF\u00a0and\u00a0Grace KM4TXT\u00a0have released a video about their Go Box Many people have asked us to make a detailed video about our\u00a0Go Box, so we decided to make one. We show you what is in the Go Box and how we installed all of the equipment. There [&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":[545,3,3196,43],"tags":[2709,6333,4420,3793,4102,4126,2831,580],"class_list":["post-27170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-shortwave-radio","tag-emergency-communications","tag-gator-cases-gr6s","tag-go-box","tag-go-kit","tag-ham-radio","tag-portable-radio","tag-portable-shortwave","tag-southgate-arc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-74e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42023,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/german-archaeologists-came-across-a-russian-spy-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":27170,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;German Archaeologists came across a Russian spy radio&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC via Jake Brodsky, AB3A) Not an everyday find: Archaeologists from the Rhineland Regional Council were amazed when they came across a Russian spy radio instead of Roman traces in the Hambach open-cast mine during excavations. 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