2024 Ham Radio Go Kit Challenge!

That stack of Milwaukees is amazing!

Was great having you again at goKit Challenge 2024!! That big geek box and bluetooth box were great but the radio tuning that tiny antenna was great fun!!

That packout set up is amazing. Someone should make an in depth video about that set up

Some of these “go boxes” might need several people to carry everything!😅

one of the top brands I go with the best LOL :) Love it. Also that guy with the Milwaukee setup needs a deep dive video of how he put all that together. Any chance he has his own channel?

Always inspiring to see how people build their "go kits". I keep changing my mind of what I want to do!

Congratulations Mike! You deserve it!! Great video too, especially showing Cliff and Paul's setup!

My go box: One motorcycle lead acid + battery tender charger. One IC-703 QRP HF Radio. One IC-2370 Analog 2/440 50 watt, one mag mount 2/440 antenna, and one Chameleon 80-10 loop antenna. Plus, a ID-50 radio with the stock battery and the big battery. I can squeeze that all into one bag and one small box.

To be fair, out of everything out there that you showed, your boxes seemed to be the more functional/usable. I see a lot of go boxes which aren't meant to be used. It's just "here I'll put all my stuff in a box" yeah but it's heavy, clunky, uses tons of power, what is it for? :D Anyway, congrats! Thanks for the video!

I should bring my pack when I'm done

I put together a small HF kit with a (tr)uSDX very similar to the one here. I'm going camping soon and planning to take my 817 go bag for a little foot borne adventure in addition to my 7300 for the campsit. Going to bring the (tr)uSDX instead!

That looks like a fun event. I'm a less is more type of guy myself.

Love that packout setup!

I much prefer the way you (and I) do it. Smaller separate kits for UHF/VHF radio and HF Radio. My HF kit sports a G-90, but I also have a well fited pack with my Yaesu FT-891 should I want the extra DB's. The combo kits with everything in them get so big and heavy that they really are not easily portable. The big kits have a "Kool" factor, but in real life, can be too much in many situations. Separate kits are so much easier to move and trouble shoot. Add a battery box and you are all set. Boys and their toys....lol. The neat thing about ham radio is that you make it yours, whatever that looks like.

The G90 tuning a signal stick for FT8 is downright hilarious. Is there anything that tuner cant do?

Congrats on the win, great video as always. Your first go kit challenge video inspired me to make my own VHF/UHF go kit last year. I recently upgraded to general so I'm looking forward to making an HF go kit next thanks again for the inspiration.

Awesome video Mike. I got my license to learn and practice emergency communications. I feel that I'm setup well now but some of these guys are making me rethink my setup.

Congrats Mike. Great video as always. Watch many of yours and got a lot of great info. Just bought an ATAS120 and a Yeasu FT 891. POTA time.

This is my kinda ham event!

My wife and I are new to Ham Radio. We recently bought two HF radios (a Yaesu FTDX10 and a Xiegu G90) and required gear. We will use the radios at home as base stations, as well as at field days and at monthly POTA activations and car camping trips. For the portable applications, we want to be able to safely transport our radio gear from home to the locations. We are considering two alternative case strategies and want your opinion/recommendation: Alternative 1: Store the radios and gear in Harbor Freight 4800 and 5800 Apache cases during transportation, and we will pull them out of the cases and put them on a picnic table or truck tailgate when at POTA or camping location, and on a desk when at home. Alternative 2: Mount them in 4U or 6U Gator Cases and put the whole case on the picnic table, tailgate, or desk and leave them in the gator case during use. Your advice is greatly appreciated. Cary (KY4YG)