Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin. I had to replace the PC-mounted BNC with a chassis mount type. If you don't, the hole for the BNC impinges on the cover and you have to "clearance" the cover which looks even more mickeymouse than putting a BL-1 in an Altoids tin.
http://webpages.charter.net/ejorgens I also removed the Elecraft terminals which I never cared for as I always set up antennas with banana plugs. I wired banana jacks directly to the board. I looked around for banana jacks that would screw right into the existing terminals, but the terminals are 6-32 and the jacks are typically smaller, fine thread things. So a little more work than just cutting a couple holes, but it works fb. There is actually a 3rd hole, but I only had 2 banana jacks last night when I did all this. Besides the Cinnamon BL-1, the photo shows a similar treatment for the Wintergreen XG-1 and Spearmint DL-1. I haven't built the noise generator yet because I ran out of flavors. The only other choice is licorice and I don't like licorice. Maybe I could just throw them out...something to consider. BTW, notice the DL-1 chart in the lid which shows power levels from 50 mw to 5 watts and the corresponding Vrms. Why Altoids tins? Why not? I use the product so the enclosures are free. All these little projects stack nicely on a shelf when not in use. And visitors to the shack are intrigued even if it has become a ham cliché. Eric KE6US -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of n2fq Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Balun Enclosure Hello to all. I haven't seen much concerning an enclosure for the BL-1. Mine is shared amongst several rigs. To me it looks a bit frail when I mount it to the ant connector with a BNC coupler, kinda just hanging there with some stress on the connector. So I found in Radio Shack a Project Enclosure where the BL-1 fits pretty nicely. The RS # is 270-1803. Size is 5 x 2 1/2 x 2. See. <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq/_images/bal1.jpg> <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq/_images/bal2.jpg> Anyone find a nicer enclosure? tnx. for the bw. -- 73 Fernando N2FQ/NNNØJYM San Jose, CA <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq> _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
