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TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE A CUSTOMIZED RADIO CARRIER AND BOAT HAM STATIONS A
CUSTOM TACTICAL RADIO CARRIER THIS PROJECT ILLUSTRATES HOW YOU CAN BUILD A
STURDY, COMPACT TACTICAL RADIO ENCLOSURE WITH SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
IMADE ONE FOR A KENWOOD TM D710G DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER, AND IT ACCOMMODATES
A COOLING FAN AND A SWITCH.  INTERFACE CABLES ARE ACCESSIBLE ON THE BACK OF
THE CASE, MAKING IT CONVENIENT TO USE IN THE FIELD DURING EMERGENCY
EXERCISES.  CUSTOMIZATION GIVES YOU CONTROL OVER THE SIZE OF YOUR ENCLOSURE
AND PROVISIONS FOR EXTRAS, SUCH AS CUTOUTS ON SIDE PANELS FOR A MICROPHONE
PLUG, A HANDLE, A NINE PIN RIGHT ANGLE SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CABLE FOR A PC
SEE FIGURE 1, OR A FAN SEE FIGURE 2.  BE SURE TO USE SAFETY MEASURES
REGARDLESS OF YOUR DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.  FIRST, YOU WILL NEED ALUMINUM
PANELS CUT TO SIZE, AS WELL AS ALUMINUM ANGLES.  BE SURE THAT THE LENGTHS
OF THE ALUMINUM ANGLES ARE THE SAME LENGTHS AS YOUR PANELS SEE FIGURE 1.
BEFORE HANDLING THEM, SAND THE EDGES WITH 300 OR 320 GRIT SANDPAPER.  LOOK
CLOSELY AT THE WAY THE VERTICAL PANEL SEE FIGURE 3 OVERLAPS THE HORIZONTAL
PANEL BETWEEN THE TWO MACHINE SCREWS.  THIS WILL ALLOW A PANEL THAT IS THE
SAME SIZE AS THE TOP AND BOTTOM HORIZONTAL PANELS TO BE USED INSIDE THE
ENCLOSURE FOR A FAN OR OTHER DEVICE SEE FIGURE 2.  NOTICE THE PLACEMENT
DIFFERENCE OF THE MACHINE SCREWS CONNECTING THE ALUMINUM ANGLE TO THE
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