[Elecraft] NGEN/XG-2 Project

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Consider avoiding an enclosure.

I've got dozens of gadgets built on a scrap of PCB. It's historic. The first
radios were built on a plank of wood! Hams historically bought (or borrowed
or otherwise appropriated) a kitchen bread cutting board on which to build a
new circuit. Guess where the phrase "breadboard" came from? 

One legitimate use for an enclosure is to protect the PCB and components
from damage. That shouldn't be an issue when it's in use on the bench, but
it certainly can be when transporting it to some other QTH or while it's
being stored. I have a collection of plastic boxes: small ones of various
sizes. I get mine from TAP Plastics - a chain of stores that sells Acrylic
in sheet and in a variety of prefabricated shapes including finished small
boxes with lids. I keep my PC "breadboard" projects in those when they
aren't in use. If the fit is very loose, a bit of padding provided by some
foam or a layer of bubble pack on the bottom makes it tighter. They stack
neatly on the shelf or in a larger box, and it's easy to see through the lid
and identify the unit I want when it's needed.

Ron AC7AC