You might get a few ideas by looking here: http://www.elecraft.com/manual/Rev-B1-1.6-KX3-Mobile-Owners.pdf
There are ideas for mounts, power options, antennas, etc. The guide is really for four-wheel vehicles, but some of the concepts may apply to your BMW two-wheel installation. On the KX3's manual page (http://www.elecraft.com/K2_Manual_Download_Page.htm#KX3), you'll also find a reference to http://www.k0bg.com/ . I believe the web site also contains a number of articles on mobile installation and operation, but might be less specific to the KX3. 73, matt W6NIA On Sun, 4 May 2014 09:20:45 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >Hello all, I just passed my Tech license and I am looking for a mobile >station to mount on my motorcycle (BMW F700GS) > >I spoke with my Uncle Chuck Wood, WD6APP in San Diego, and he praised the >KX3 as radio, said buy one for the house, but thought it was not suitable >for a motorcycle. > >His advice gives me pause as to if this is a suitable use for the radio, but >wanted to get the opinion of someone who has maybe mounted this unit on a >motorcycle and has personal experience. > >I plan to mount it inside a Ram Mount Large Box, which is water resistant, >and then on to the handlebars, which are on anti-vibration mounts. It still >vibrates, but not as much as a straight connection. > >I would have about 1/2 inch on all sides to put some anti vibration >standoffs, to isolate it some more. > >Also, how forgiving is the unit of voltage? The CANBUS on the BMW does a >great job of regulating the voltage, but there is still going to be some >variation. Thinking of using an external battery, charge the battery off the >bike if needed, just to stabilize the power supply. > >In case you were wondering what I would do with it... most of the road >captains are HAMs too, so we are using FRS at the moment, but want to move >to 6m/2m operations for co-ordinating rider leader/wingman/tailgunners >actions during riders. We have up to 4 groups of 15 per ride, covering 150 >to 300+ miles per ride. >All day operation is a requirement, not a lot of chatter, maybe 15:1 rx/tx >ratio at max. Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
