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General Category => Tactical Corner => Topic started by: gil on January 23, 2013, 06:11:05 PM

Title: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: gil on January 23, 2013, 06:11:05 PM
Only downside is: I had to eat all the cookies!

Gil.
Title: Re: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: ttabs on January 23, 2013, 07:33:44 PM
Put a little neoprene, dense foam, or other type of insulate in there and you'll be good to go.
Title: Re: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: gil on January 23, 2013, 09:02:10 PM
I'll probably use cardboard...
Here is some further precaution...
Gil.
Title: Re: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: 2MT350 on January 23, 2013, 09:51:59 PM
damn, i got those under my bed, should put atleast my midland 13-830 and my cobra 39 plus in ther, lol. idk wheat i can use to protect the cobra 142 gtl with
Title: Re: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: gil on January 23, 2013, 10:26:10 PM
Quotedamn, i got those under my bed, should put atleast my midland 13-830 and my cobra 39 plus in ther, lol. idk wheat i can use to protect the cobra 142 gtl with

Make sure you isolate them from the box...

Gil.
Title: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: White Tiger on January 24, 2013, 12:34:06 AM
Gil - that is super cool!

Here is my 10m/CB, 10m dipole, 2m HT, and 50' of coax (not pictured, but coiled tightly and fit snugly inside the box.

Then the box is latched together and stowed in my truck. I have another with the identical set-up in my sons vehicle.

I added an additional layer of EMP protection - with placing the electronics in these:
Tech Protect Bags (http://techprotectbag.com/products-page/product-category/value-pack)

The cookie tin is pretty impressive - because it's simple and elegant - but it generated a question: do I need to ground my set-up, similar to the way Gil has grounded his cookie tin?
Title: Re: KX3 EMP Protection.
Post by: gil on January 24, 2013, 10:34:25 AM
Quotedo I need to ground my set-up, similar to the way Gil has grounded his cookie tin?

Well, it's not grounded. The lid is electriclly connected to the box. I did that because the box is painted, and I wasn't sure there was a good electrical contact between the two.

Gil.