sBITX V3 Enclosure #sBitx #sBITX_v3
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Another option is a case from Aliexpress that I've used, from David's?post here: ?/g/BITX20/topic/103816767#msg1108115. His build is a lot tidier than mine!
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Just a thought here. A big hang up with me is the knobs and their placement. I spent a fair bit of time making a nice wooden case for the sBITX. I made it out of red oak and purple heart.?
Here are a couple pics of the front of it.? Nothing fancy just some oak with a purple racing stripe to double the transmit power. The knobs really don't look that bad on it. The can look pretty sweet on it.? Just a thought to see what you think of this thought. Lot of thoughts here.? I have made around 1,500 QSL's with the sBITX until I fried it (another thread) I just realized that I hooked up the knobs when I first got the sBITX. Since I don't have an enclosure for it the knobs just kind of dangled on the end of it cable. So I quickly unhooked the knobs and put them away for safe keeping. instead of using the knobs I just use a wireless keyboard and mouse that uses a USB dongle. So do I really need the knobs?? Not using the knobs would give it a much cleaner front panel. Then there would be nothing attached to the wood parts of the enclosure. I'm using a piece of sheet metal from a filing cabinet as the back panel and the BNC connector, power plug and switch and the 3.5mm jacks will be located on the back panel. So from the front all you would see is the 7" touch display and 2 small speak grills and possibly the built in microphone.?? -- '72 Aaron? |
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Nice lumber! When I am outside with the radio supervising the grandkids, I use a very small wireless mouse/keyboard combo. It works pretty well. I still use the tuning knob though. Scotty WD4PYT? On Thu, May 23, 2024, 7:40 PM Aaron K5ATG via <Aaron=k5atg.com@groups.io> wrote: Just a thought here. A big hang up with me is the knobs and their placement. I spent a fair bit of time making a nice wooden case for the sBITX. I made it out of red oak and purple heart.? |
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When I first got my license back in the antiquity days of 2013,, the KX3 was pretty much the latest and greatest. I was able to get one and was marveled by what it could do. You could do so much with it and you could spend days exploring the menu system (In my case helplessly being lost in the menu system). Then you had the wonderful little paddles that could plug into the rig itself. The mesmerizing orange glow of the display could give you so much information. Don't get me wrong but the KX3 is truly a wonderful example of electronic engineering.??
Now thanks to people like Ashar, the radio can be so much more. With the sBITX you can have all of your modes and and your internet too. Instead of having to hook the radio up to a computer, the radio is the computer. When you are out on a POTA activation and the Sun attacks the bands and its a beautiful day you can check your email, watch YouTube and check out the latest messages in your favorite io groups.? Life is good.? --
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