[Elecraft] Radio storage cases

[ktalbott]

I use ammo cans for tools, first aid kits, emergency car kits, radios, and even ammo.  To create faraday cage, In the past i have replaced the rubber gasket in some with half inch ground strap. Probably not worth the effort (removing that paint is difficult). The simple ground strap between top and bottom seems to work. A  test, if you have full bars on your CDMA phone, is to place the mobile in the box and send yourself a text message! A CDMA phone is preferable to GSM because of its ability to add multi-path into a stronger signal. (This test may not be conclusive depending upon how fast the risetime of an EMP actually is. Should be OK for slower CME). For those legacy radios in storage, a simpler solution might be to wrap them in a couple layers of aluminum foil! A more complicated solution is to build a house like mine: passive solar, 10 inch concrete walls & ceiling, 4 feet underground. I will be looking for you after TEOTWAKI.Ken ke4rg

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