My GoBox

This project took a while but it's finally done. My GoBox consist of a Gator Case which incorporates a 19" rack system which will hold my Yaesu FT-857 and FT-8800 along with some other associated equipment. Check it out. Rob

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Howto & Style

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• Amateur radio
• Go box
• Go case
• FT-857
• FT-8800
• KC6YTD

[Rhythmicons]

Awesome! Can you give us a parts/price list and tel us how much it weighs?

[kc6tyd]

It's weighing in at about 51 pounds. A little on the heavy side but I knew it would for this application. I'll have to work on a parts/price list. Now what did I do with all the receipts I was hiding from my XYL?

[Rctrilogy]

Thanks for posting this video. I posted this to our yahoo groups and I was getting positive feedback. This is a clean setup!

[kc6tyd]

Which yahoo groups would that be?

[utahplayer67]

Thank you for this video, I have ordered the box and shelfs KE7UIV

[kellingc]

Very informative, interesting, and gave me a couple of ideas. I like the way you laid out the box.

[utahplayer67]

Very cool we need on in our disaster relief team First Southern Baptist Church Hurricn,Utah

I want to build one

UtahPlayer67

[chuckcurtin]

Is that Gator box the short version (GR-6S) of the 6 place rack box? It looks shorter than the full sized version. Great project.

[pe7b]

Neat project!

[kc6tyd]

Thanks for your comments. I have installed the PWRgate from West Mountain Radio, however, I have not actually installed a standby battery as of yet. But this device will instantly switch me from one power source to another.

[rdewen1]

@kc6tyd

Thanks for posting this. I've been wanting to put together my own GO kit but so many examples of them that I've seen prior to this involved buying the huge KOBALT style too boxes and doing a lot of fabricating, drilling, cutting, etc. which I was NOT crazy about.. Your setup, however, is very neat and very doable. Just out of curiousity, do you have it set up to automatically switch from AC to the battery backup in the event of a power failure or is it manual? 73, Rick/W4TLE

[covertoperations1000]

kool box nice work..............

[N4ANE]

nice set up great for field day