[commscanaus]

A beautifully done setup.

That would have been an ideal setup for use during our recent and devastating bush fires (Black Saturday- Feb 7th 09')
In most affected rural areas there was no cell phone coverage and many radio repeaters were burnt out.
The only communication in and out was via simplex and portable repeater. Many lives were lost and entire townships destroyed.

Hams were helping the Red Cross with message handling, albeit via HF packet due to the distances required.

Seeing your setup has started the ball rolling for me to build my own portable station.
Disasters can happen anytime and anywhere. Many people were caught out unprepared in the latest incident.

Well done!

Regards, Commscanaus.

BTW- Where does the transceiver body hide? Does the fan have ventilation?