Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ

[Brett Saylor <bsaylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

Guy,

Thanks for the info! One thing I liked about the case that Colin  
shows in his pictures was the similarity to my TenTec RX-320 case.  
Your idea of remoting the LEDs is helpful, too.  There are some files  
on the SDR-IQ Yahoo group site showing Hammond boxes (specifically  
the 1455N1201 part) that I'll have to check out. They have the ribbed  
slots on the inside to hold the board like yours.

73,

Brett


> Hi Brett,
>
> I was the original purchaser of that enclosure, and had planned to  
> do the
> SDR-IQ installation in it for Walt. I ran out of time, and had to  
> deliver
> Walt's SDR-IQ to him at the QCI DXpedition without the case work.  
> I'm glad
> that Colin was able to wrap it up in short order for him.
>
> As you have seen from the photos, the enclosure has nice rounded  
> corners and
> a black anodized finish, and a ribbed interior for holding circuit  
> boards of
> the correct width. (The SDR-IQ's board width is a bit too narrow  
> for this
> method.) If I recall correctly, I purchased the enclosure at the  
> Seattle
> area Fry's Electronics over a year ago for around $25, and had it  
> on hand
> when Walt's SDR-IQ arrived at my shack. I haven't seen that case style
> lately at Fry's so they may no longer carry it.
>
> My plan was to "remote" the LEDs from the PCB via some short  
> lengths of
> hookup wire, and attach the LEDs to the front panel through tight- 
> fitting
> holes. I hadn't thought of shortening the case length like Colin  
> did. The
> case was originally about 6 inches long.
>
> Radio Shack's "nibbler" tool is a great way to make square-cornered  
> holes
> and panel openings such as for the USB port. I'm not sure if Colin  
> used this
> or a similar tool; it was a real help for finishing my SDR-1000/ 
> HPSDR's new
> case.
>
> Many months ago, RFSpace had offered their own enclosure to the  
> original 200
> pre-production SDR-IQ purchasers for the attractive price of $50,  
> but to my
> knowledge they never followed through with this. Quite a few early  
> SDR-IQ
> purchasers have given up hope that the company will follow through  
> on their
> offer :^(
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 19:44:08 -0400
> From: "Brett Saylor" <bsaylor@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Housing the RF-Space SDR-IQ
> To: cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,	"Mailing list for the International Radio Club
> 	of America"	<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Colin,
>
> Can you tell me what the manufacturer and part number is for the  
> case that
> you used? I have a bare board and need to make a case, too.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brett Saylor
>

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