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THE RAMSEY ELECTRONICS CASE, KNOB & HARDWARE OPTION
Your finished receiver can be installed in a variety of enclosures of your own
design and choosing. You might be planning to combine several Ramsey
circuit kit boards in a single enclosure. Use of the inexpensive and attractive
Ramsey case and knob kit will give your unit that finished look and increase
its resale value. These sturdy black instrument cases are supplied with
neatly lettered front and rear panels, knobs, rubber feet and mounting
screws.
OTHER ENCLOSURE RECOMMENDATIONS
While we believe that the Ramsey enclosure and knob option is a fine value
for finishing off your Ramsey receiver or transmitter, we are happy to give
you a couple of additional suggestions and our reasons for them. If your first
goal is economy and rugged portability, you will find that the circuit board
can be mounted nicely in a standard VHS videotape storage box, which also
gives room for a speaker, or earphone storage, and even a roll of antenna
wire. The controls are easily mounted at one end of such a box. It may be
necessary to cut away the molded posts which secure the tape cassette
itself. These storage boxes come in several styles, so pick one which looks
truly practical as a project enclosure.
To accomplish RF shielding, the most economical metal enclosure nicely
suited for Ramsey kit boards is Radio Shack No. 270-253A. This metal utility
cabinet can accommodate both a receiver and our AA-7 Active Antenna,
plus speaker, with room for various refinements you might like to add, such
as power supply or larger battery pack, etc.
A TUNING DIAL?
If you use your own enclosure and knobs, you will probably plan some sort
of dial markings. If you finish your receiver with the Ramsey custom case
and knob kit, you may wish to copy one of the following designs to make a
logging scale:
