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Ammo Can Portable Radio

Definitely should have been born that way to begin with. I will try not to show the crooked cuts to the lid. Haha!

The thing went back together nicely, now I just have to find a speaker that fits. Thinking that I can take one out of a Motorola car phone speaker. We will see...

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Shadetree Mechanic said:
The Motorola speaker looks like it will fit, the big magnet comes close to the circuit board. I hope it won't cause any problems. Just need to drill some small holes and it's good to go.

Now if I can find a battery that works for my old drill ...

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Chris, you should send that picture to your contact at qixiang and tell him that they could save money in materials. Maybe they'll pump out a batch of those short frame radios.
 
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First mock up, space on the left for battery and microphone when not in use. I am thinking that I won't do a control panel with lighter socket, USB volt meter etc. I will just do a flying lead for the coax and battery charging and just keep it super simple. There are battery packs available for CCTV cameras that are really compact, might be able to fit a 10ah battery, we will see.

Also of note, this is a standard height 30cal can. If I was using a taller fat 50cal, it would fit without modification.

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Finally got it together, battery pack is held in with Velcro. I will be running it through it's paces at my mother-in-laws house. It is really neat having it in a small can, not too heavy or bulky. Just wish this radio had SSB.

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Back to the 955hpc+, making progress. I removed the heat sink and tried to use one from an 86v that got an RFX95 but the holes were a different size and they didn't match up with the radio. Plan B involved cutting the fins 3/4 inch. Will it overheat with short fins and in the box? I will let you know, but I usually do more listening than talking so it should be okay.

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Have you thought of removing the heatsink, relocating the antenna and power plug, maybe to the side, mounting the backplane of the radio to the bottom of the can and mounting a larger heatsink to the bottom? The can would sit atop the heatsink. Just a thought.
 
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Have you thought of removing the heatsink, relocating the antenna and power plug, maybe to the side, mounting the backplane of the radio to the bottom of the can and mounting a larger heatsink to the bottom? The can would sit atop the heatsink. Just a thought.
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That might be an option, maybe I should put a small digital thermometer setup on the heatsink. I will see what I can find, it will have to be tiny.
 

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