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The rack size was a design compromise to fit the equipment planned. It needed to be light enough that I could move it easily, and fit on top of the center console so that I can access the front controls while sitting in the passenger seat. Contrary to what others have assumed, it is not rational to operate EME Rover in ‘run-and-gun’ style from the driver’s seat. There is more room in the passenger seat for the laptop and second monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s all tied down so that none of the parts bounce or move within the rack during transport. It requires 10 cables disconnected to be removed from the truck. The cables are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- 120VAC Power<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 12VDC Power<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Azimuth Rotor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Elevation Rotor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- GPS Antenna<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Transmit Coax<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Receive Coax<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PTT to Amplifier<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- RX Enable to LNA and RX Relay<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- USB Cable from hub to Laptop<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
In roving operations, I can leave 7 of the cables connected when the rack is stowed into the back seat. The two coax cables and the laptop USB cable need to be disconnected to move the rack to the rear. When in the back seat, I make it wear a shoulder strap, but I may change that to straps that make use of the child seat loops built into the rear seat by Dodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Radio Rack stowed in the rear seat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ![\"Radio](\"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_2922x-1024x768.jpeg\")
Radio Rack in raw form before paint and all the holes for zip-ties, pop-rivets, screws, and cables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ![\"Radio](\"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_2974x-1024x768.jpeg\")
Radio Rack test fitting modules to help finalize placement. Top shelf from left to right: Leo Bodnar GPSDO, DEMI 4-port 10MHz splitter, 4 port USB hub plus 3 charging\/powered port, RigRunner 12VDC strip, and USB to 4-ports RS232.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I built a rack for the radio equipment that would live inside of the truck. It is approximately 24 inches long, 11 inches deep, and the ends are 14 inches tall. I marvel at the capabilities that can be placed into that small a package. The rack size was a design compromise to fit the … Continue reading “Radio Rack for Truck”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rfacres.com\/EME\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}