Racking Radios and Coloring Cables

摘要

I am always on the lookout for ways to transport my public service radios. Any method has to meet two criteria as a way to organize the radios, wires and associated support gear. The first is equipment protection and the second is gear organization. The first criterion is self-explanatory. Public service jump kits need to be ready to go in a hurry. Grab and go kits are subject to bumps and bruises sustained in disaster environments. They need to be kept safe from the bent knobs, smashed displays and stressed connectors that are the hazards of taking the rigs out of their safe shack environment. The second criterion, organizing all pieces of equipment, means that once deployed, the operating environment takes up minimal space while providing the greatest communications flexibility. This is especially tricky given how many critical cables, connectors and wires are associated with these devices.