This is one of the best gokits I have ever seen!!! WOW

Damn. I had no idea the HAM radio rabbit hole went this deep. I’ve been binge watching and just bought a 5w HT. This setup is next level 🙌🏼

That is an incredibly tidy and well-built go-kit, David! Thanks for the video. It gave me lots of great ideas for improving my own kit (which is built into a 2U Gator case, incidentally).

I Love your Setup Its Really Nice

I miss ham radio. Got my novice license when I was 13 years old back in 1986. Still remember CW and could copy and send 20 wpm. Good memories

Wow, thats one of the nicest go kits I've seen ! Very clean and well thought out.. Thanks for the inspiration buddy !

Very nice go box. Well thought out 73

Okay...now my goal is to build the 'AA1DF' go kit with my selection of radios. A humble, "I'm not worthy," to you Sir. That is an excellent kit! 73 NY2CW

Take my MONEY!! That's one of the best ones I've seen yet. Super awesome build!

That is a well-thought-out go kit with a very detailed explanation. Thanks for putting this out.

This is incredible. Probably the nicest one I've seen.

Overachiever! Dang, that's beautiful! Much respect.

Nicely Done ! The only thing missing is the missile launch switch protectors and keys ! LOL

Excellent information and video. Thanks! I’m a new Tech and this is a bit like drinking from a fire hose, but it gives me a good vision for a build.

That is absolutely beautiful .. my first thought was how nice that would look placed near the interior navigation station area on a larger sailboat. Cheers .....

Use RED lighting if you're worried about night vision - not blue!

I'll echo what others have said -- first rate planning and execution. I would LOVE to see a parts list for things like the temp gauge, etc.

Fabulous kit and a stellar presentation. Well done, sir.

This is a particularly nice kit. I like many of the builds out there, but this one is really in line with what I'm looking to build soon. well done.

Wow. Marvelous job!

Have been thinking of building mine for a while, and was encouraged by your tidy setup to get started. 73!

Exceptional! Thanks for sharing your approach of your second iteration to inspire thoughtful approaches in go box builds for others!

Very nice well thought out go kit that you made. Shows your experience in the hobby and with field day deployments. Thank for showing us what and how you made it and what you would change if you did it again.

I was happy with my setup.. Then this guy came along. Lol!! Just love ur setup!! 73de LB6CI

That's a sharp looking go kit!

I need more of a Come & Go Kit because I’m not always able to commit. seriously, you did a great job building your go kit!

Fine job on the go box. I built one for field day several years ago and keep updating radios and ideas with it. I use magnets on the side to hold microphones while not in use. I like the antenna setup also. Solar power to maintain battery life is a must! Very nice de N4UVR

Very nice set up Dave! I am wanting to start a go kit build soon. Thanks for the informational video. 73, Bob

thank you for doing this on a dark cloudy day ... it actually allowed us to see the antennas

Nice job, I’m thinking I want to make something like yours, looks good.

Freekin' awesome setup! Well done. I built two bugout boxes around 6U Gator cases. One for satellite ops (my "space station") and one for terrestrial. The heart of the satellite kit is an IC-9700, and for the terrestrial setup is an IC-7300. With the bigger radios my boxes weigh a ton! Thanks for the vid.

Excellent presentation, you given me a number of ideas for my own set up. Thanks for the vid. Hank-AF6TW

Very nice Go-Kit sir - Well thought out, with concerns like equipment temperature, maintainability/access, adaptability considered and addressed. '73, Walt - AB1PW

Nice set up.

This is the fist Go Kit that I would consider building. Most everything I've seen has been way too heavy. I would switch out the battery for a Bioenno though. Great job! - Mike - KI8R

Good work David. Inspired me to build a go kit. Thanks 4 sharing :-) Jay N6WIP

Nice job. Found this via an antenna search. Excellent kit.

Nice rig, good presentation, it gave me a bunch of good ideas for my own rig. I'm just starting out so this will be a leg up. Thanks.

Thanks for the video, Im preparing something similar. For HF trasnceiver and antena/bat.

very nice kit David.regards from the UK.

Very clean rig

That's an awesome case. But i see one flaw. Even when you open the back door, many of the heat will gather in the top front. I advise you to create some holes in the very top front of the box where heat can leave the box. But for the rest this is a very well designed go box, Enjoy.

Great go kit. I want one. Do you have a list of parts and suppliers so I can get started?

Really like the 4ru swing open front panel. Nice build.

Very good demonstration. Thank you for putting the time into doing the presentation. Mike Bowen KC2BTW

Outstanding. Many thanks for that and greetings from the Uk.

You gave me some really good ideas for my build thank you.

So satisfying. Well done.

Nice rig. You gave me some great ideas. Thanks.

This is the most well thought out Go Kit I've seen so far. Well done! 73 de Juergen AH6UN / OE4JHW

WOW! Impressive! Nicely done!

FT-891, just like mine) Great radio and great sheck) 73!

Very impressive, great set up. Thanks for posting.

Really nice work, very inspiring 👍

Cool Kit Sir!

Your set up is perfect for CQ field day!!! 73’s

One word... Beautiful!!!!

Awesome bit of kit.

David, of all the GoBox projects I've looked at, I like yours the most! The layout is very well organized, space out and you have utilized the space beautifully! Job well done! You have inspired me to build my own Go Box with a very similar design to yours. What I am missing is a detailed parts list of everything you used to build yours. Do you by chance have a list of materials you used to build it? Thanks David! John

Very cool setup, well designed. In case you haven't noticed, there's a thin red wire, probably for a switch that's under a lot of tension when you open the front. Otherwise, nice cabling inside.

That is a very nice go kit! I really like that gator box in a bag.

Nice setup. Greetings from 🇱🇰

Cool kit ! I would keep power below 10 watts when running that short antenna right at head level 12 inches away. Might end up cooking yourself.

Great set up! I was looking at the same Gator bag. I was was looking at the 3U but maybe the 4U would be better.

Nice job!

That's a go and not come back kit. Nice.

Thanks for putting this up here. Thought I missed out by missing the zoom presentation. Great info. 73 N1CKO

David... very nice demo and well thought out. Fun to watch. Thanx de KE0EF... Fred

VERY nice go box. My two concerns would be that a charge controller from a big box store notoriously has quite a bit of RFI, then a 100 watt HF radio in an enclosed bag would bake itself.

Awesome kit! Good job!

Very impressive build sir!

Felicidades. Muy buen equipo.👍

really cool kit! thanks for making the video :)

Nice bag brother good job !

You have made a really nice functional go kit that looks good. If you ever decide you want more battery capacity and less weight I recommend the Bioenno. The weight reduction alone is amazing. Thanks for sharing this. It's worth a write up for QST if you add wiring diagrams.

fantastic station David 73 from kb2uew

Beautiful setup can you list all the parts for the build thank you kindly

Very nice build! I'm trying to design a kit in a 4u gator case as well, and like many aspects of your design. May I ask how you have the radios secured inside the case?

Excellent build!! Very well done... 73 de N3LUD

as a FNG ham, i reeeaaally like this setup. KQ4OTE

Great job! Inspirational for sure. 73 from the UK 2E0KKV

Awesome job!

Buenas ideas para ponerlas en practica,gracias por el video. 73 CO5RMM.

Where did you get your front panel door? I'm looking for a 6u one

@David I really like what you have built here. Great Job. Just curious if you have a Build list? there are quite a few things I would be interested in looking at for building one myself. Not looking to built the exact same box you have, but something similar.

well i must admit that ive always laughed about people making radio stuff in these cases but now i really wanna do it 2

Nice build!

Well thought design.

where did you get the latch for the rack cover - Thanks.

think you could get it past TSA as a carry on? You'd have to have a smaller LiFePO4 batt, but I'm making a QRP to 50 watt go case and hope to also carry it on for travel.

A LiFePO4 battery would be better because the voltage is 13+ so the radios work better. It would also be much lighter.

Good job! I have my ft-891 go box with tuner Built into a bucket. I am making my vhf kit into another matching bucket to sit next to my hf box. I have a 50 ah power queen battery for power to be in a plano box. I have a 6u mobile rack For future project. I have a wood working shop in my basement If I want to make a rack like yours. Suggestion I have a mega-watt 30a computer type power supply.. It is small cheap and no rf hash. It is dead quiet on my ft891!

Hi, nice set up

I love it

Very impressive .

Thanks for video.73 from Richard SP9DTI

I don't know if anybody has commented on this but why do you have the radios connected to a power supply versus directly attaching them to the radio? The battery must be a 12v one and the radios operate off of 12v. Using a power supply actually wastes a little power. Plus, definitely swap out the battery with a lithium iron phosphate one. And get rid of the power supply, not needed if running off of 12v. You can always attach a small inverter if need be.

Nice job! You show the ATU as a separate device which you carry separately...maybe that should be part of the case, since your hf rig is in the case??? Also...you might want to reconsider the speaker switch...having 2 radios and only 1 speaker which switches between the two might be a significant disadvantage. Maybe use an amplified speaker and mix the outputs of both radios? I have a Yaesu 891, and that radio is going to heat up quickly, even on receive only...you might want to consider adding a fan. I know the back of the case opens, but there is no air flow past the multiple heat sinks on that radio...a fan will prevent you from having to service the radio because of heat damage.

Pretty slick.

That is so cool !!!