Ham Radio Off-Road Trailer - Radio Shelf
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- I have to figure out where the radios live before I start cutting holes in the side of the trailer for the entry enclosure. I have never designed an off-road, ham radio RV before, so here goes a try . . .
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I like it Bill, looks like a great start and I got a few ideas from you for my trailer!!
Chuck! Always glad to hear from you! Dude, you are the one that inspired me at Quartzite. I'm glad we can get ideas from each other. I owe you a couple because your ideas about antennas are always poking me in the brain when I'm trying to go to sleep. Keep your videos and ideas coming. Look forward to the next time. 73 de Bill
Looks good so far! I find cables to be the worst and usually have a rats nest to deal with. Compounded by the fact that I'm always changing stuff around.
Steve is right, Hamming is a cable nightmare.
TO! Thanks for stopping by. ‘Preciate the support. You’re absolutely right. Cable management is the secret right of passage, lol. See you out there. Hope the truck saga is coming to the ending of your choice. 73 de Bill
Thanks for joining in. You are both right. Cable management is the secret hand shake and nod of hamming, lol.
Fantastic timing :) I am also radio-ifying my travel trailer 🥰👍
The ridgid framework I am using is aluminum extrusion, the tiny profiles that are commonly used for 3d printer/laser racks ♡my application is for cameras and mics hanging from the roof, as I keep all my radio/audio kit in a case :) I am really enjoying following along with this project!
Outstanding! I can use some HELP! Thanks for watching and then taking the time to join in on the conversation. I appreciate the community interaction. Please feel free to make comments and offer suggestions. My mind races at night with ideas, lol. I look forward to chatting again. 73 de Bill
Keep the ideas coming!
I live 5 minutes from Buy Two Way Radios! Looks like your trailer is off to a great start! I helped build two communications trailers in the past. For permanent cabling, you can remove the angled trim pieces that go between the wall and ceiling and route cables behind it. Use a hole saw to make an entry/exit point and cover the edges with split loom to protect the cables. You can also mount plastic electrical conduit to the wall for cable management. Panduit makes plastic and metal cable raceway, but it can get expensive. To get antenna coax inside the trailer for the roof mount antennas & solar panel wiring, we mounted a NMEA enclosure on the roof, drilled a hole through the bottom, and put cable glands around the perimeter of the box. Use silicone around the base of the NEMA enclosure. A shore power connection is nice to have if you anticipate using the trailer in an area where commercial power is available. An RF antenna patch panel is nice to have & makes it easy to change antenna configurations as you add/remove radios. Blue Sea has lots of AC & DC power components that work well in trailers. I hope some of this is useful for you. Let me know if you need an extra set of hands with your trailer. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ
Those are great ideas! I removed the top trim on the other side to locate the ceiling beams, and have been flirting with one of your suggestions definitely going to hide the Ethernet cat cable, and still wondering what else to put back there. I’m glad you joined in. Thanks much! 73 de Bill
I’m working on a low budget 6x10 myself. My original idea was multipurpose; general use trailer, toy hauler (for my Kawasaki klr650), and camper/ham shack. Have it insulated, a couple windows and a max air roof vent. Still noodling with the rest of the layout. Hauled it for the shakedown run from IN to Hamvention and did some camping ….definitely looking forward to trying to have it more complete in hopes to make Huntsville. Thanks for sharing. KD9BPY - Rick
Thanks for stopping by, watching, and sharing your design! I’m glad to meet someone out there also doing this. I wish you’d pulled me to the side at Hamvention. Make sure to get my attention at Huntsville. This build consumes all my time, but I’m having a lot of fun with it. Also, I’m learning a lot. Just “finished” the shower plumbing and feeling content. Come back and talk about your build anytime. See you at Huntsville. 73 de Bill
Timely, I am refurbishing my Carson Fun Runner, toy hauler. I put a french cleat on one wall, I plan to be able to take shelving for different purposes in and out. For shooting I have a bench rest in mind, and for hunting trips a gun safe can be secured and still fit the jeep inside. And extra bed could be hung off of it too at times. I try not to travel with a big tuner, and have no amp, but the same clamp, and maybe multiple clamps if I like it, should work for a ham station too. I have had this toy hauler for over 20 years, I have repurposed it a lot of times. I try not to build in anything that can't be modular. Though when the kids were little I had bunk beds built in for them.I wish I had known about french cleats years ago. I am pretty sure my trailers roof framing is not metal, so I would not want a lot of weight on it. My cleat is attached to 6 studs. and I may run supports down the wall under it to the floor once I get the carpet in.
Thanks much for joining in! I appreciate the hints and ideas. I'm writing down french cleat, and will google it later. One attachment I've been looking at is the "E Track". There are several videos with people using those in trailers. I'm curious about the gun safe . . . ? I also don't want to be careless about weight, and I've been concerned that a gun safe that I feel comfortable owning would be too heavy. Feel free to give me more info about the model you have and how you use it. Thanks for stopping by. 73 de Bill
Just the sheet metal type, I always take a few guns hunting, it would be nice to lock them up. I tow with n F-250, some times with a jeep in the toy hauler, so I amused to weight. But, I am not taking my Rhino safe on regular trips. Though I would not hesitate to transport it in my trailer.
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@@Siskiyous6 I’ll take a look at those. Never wanted them for the house, but may be just the thing on the road. Thanks for the tip. Maybe I’ll bury it in a frame that’ll either keep ‘em busy til I show up or discourage thieves altogether. Thanks, again. 73 de Bill
I bet it feels like you got a bunch of space back.
Lol! . . . For sure! Now I have to make sure I don't just fill that space up with stuff that doesn't belong there. Small space design requires a lot of thinking for a newbie like myself, but I'm seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for watching and stopping by to join in. See you out there. 73 de Bill
Is there enough space for ventilation on your amp? I'm not familiar with how the air flows on that model.
Thanks for joining in! There is six plus inches of space behind and greater than three inches to each side. In the plans are fans on one side to blow air and fans on the other side to extract. I watch it carefully. I realize it’s a bit unconventional, so I will definitely change things around before i toast it. Thanks for making sure I see it from all points of view. I will keep the channel posted either way. 73 de Bill