Console & Mic jacks

Here's a picture of the 1300 Radio Pack, showing the Bulgin PX0833 CAT5e shielded couplers for the console and mic jacks. Both use Zip-Linq CAT6 retractable network cables.

The gold 3.5mm adapter on the right was used to pass audio from my Kenwood TM-D710A radio outside the case, but I've since replaced it with an FM transmitter (see below).

Sitting on the case is my D710A's console, showing APRS on the left and a local voice frequency on the right.

PowerPole & Antenna jacks

Here I put a set of Anderson PowerPoles and a N female-to-female radio adapter through a couple Bulgin PX0802 panel mount connectors.

I've since upgraded the PowerPole bulkhead. See it HERE.

Inside view

The D710A radio and Philips Transcast FM transmitter are attached to the lid of the case with industrial velcro. The red network cable is connected to the Bulgin PX0833 jack for power; the black cable is connected to the other jack for the mic.

Right now, my favorite compact, mobile antenna is the flexible Comet SBB-1.

See the next picture for a description of the items in the bottom of the case.

Close up

The little gray box on the bottom left is an LED light. Next to that, is the D710 console with a Greenlight Labs GPS-710 GPS attached. On the right, I installed a 10.5AH Power-Sonic PSH-12100FR fire-retardant battery, which is capable of powering the radio for a few hours when it's on high-power (50W) output.

On top of the battery, I put a Red-Dee-2 PS-4 PowerPole splitter, which allows people to charge the battery or supply power to an external device through the same Bulgin PX0802 panel mount connector (bottom right). In-line between the PS-4 and D710 radio is a DC noise filter. This is only needed if you bypass the battery and plug the pack directly into a vehicle's DC socket.