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Follow Up........... Did Jason post hit checklists on a public facing webpage?? If he did, I seem to have misplaced the location. As for my gear, I have two Alinco DR-135 rigs in a 6U Gator box. Pi with NWDR Draws hat. 12v Monitor for email and APRS (Search and Rescue if needed). One is primarily voice with all the local repeaters and ARES District frequencies set. Second box is HF based on two FT-891 units and MJR tuners. This is in an 8U Gator box. Both boxes have internal wiring leading to ports on the back for power, antennas and GPS. Ed, KD9FRQ
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 07:57:54 AM CDT, Mike Thompson <wb8erj@...> wrote:
Personally I like the "all in one" approach. Grab and go.? I have two (if you will..) go boxes both based on the Yaesu FT-857D. I will start with the first go box, or in my case, go-frame. The Ft-857D operates all modes from 160 through 70cm. Additionally, its receive current draw is aprox. 0.5 amp - as opposed to 2 amps for most other rigs. Believe it or not, for off-grid comms this is huge. My go-frame also has an LDG autotuner, SignalLink, WinKeyer, and yes, a Raspberry Pi with KM4ACK's BAP. All I need is a battery?and a wire and I am on the air. Just for fun, once upon a time, I actually loaded up a firetower at a park - as in the firetower WAS the antenna. (No, nobody was on the firetower at the time..) This shows the versatility of using a tuner. Here is a link for more details of my go-frame: My second "go box" weighs approximately?4600 pounds. As it is permanently?built into my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I have almost identical equipment but I also carry a 40 ft. spiderbeam mast and a 60 watt foldable solar panel. This is primarily for POTA, but the goal here is to be able to setup?and operate at any time when I am not at home. Like you, I also set up for the eclipse. But in my case I was with friends and also wanted to hang out with them. No problem. I also have a portable router that I put on my dashboard that the Raspi wifi connects to. This router gives me MUCH greater wifi range than just using the wifi in the?Pi. Then my iPad uses that wifi to run FT8 while I hang with my friends and enjoy the eclipse. Hope this helps. ? -- Mike WB8ERJ Geeze! What is he up to now? On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 8:01?AM Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ via <ewbloom=[email protected]> wrote: Greetings One and All, |
