For a portable "station in a box", I have used an "SKB" brand rack mount box with front and back covers that are removed for station operation. The front of the rack mount case has aluminum rack pieces with gear neatly mounted, and is usually a good conversation piece during our Radio Scouting displays.
As cool as it looks, and as nice as it functions, it has the following gear mounted in it: Icom IC-706MKIIG, MFJ Matching Network, Icom IC-8500 VHF rig, Rigblaster Pro, Palomar "Tuner-Tuner" Front-firing speaker Inside is an Astron 30 amp power supply, with power distributed through Anderson connectors. If you would like to see a photo of this, please email me off the list, and I'll send you a photo. [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am planning on keeping the 706 system, but also building another similar system with a K2/100, and a KAT2 tuner. I will likely not have include 2m rig like the other setup, but I also may possibly install a K50XV transverter for 6 meters. I would like to get everyone's opinion about having the K2 mounted from the backside of a panel, where all of the cooling fins will be inside the cabinet, and although the entire back of the cabinet will be open during operation, the front will be completely covered by aluminum panels. My thought is that I could include vents on the front panel just above the K2 and mount at least one boxer fan in such a way that it pulls air through the front panel vents over the K2's fins and then "exhaust" out the back of the cabinet. I don't currently have problems with the 706 overheating, but its fan does come on frequently during heavy-use events such as Field Day. The main question is, do the cooling fins on the K2/100 provide lots of redundent heat dissipation, or do they tend to be borderline, especially in situations where they may not be surrounded by lots of "free air." 73, Phil Westover, WA7URV K1 #220 K2 #2690 KX1 #282 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
