Here is another simple project. No I did not create the 3D printer file for this cabinet. I was looking for a small cabinet to house a USB / Ethernet Converter. I decided to modify an original project box by scaling it down to size for the converter. At the sea it is not a good thing to leave PCB's out in the open and unprotected even in the Shack.
What will this USB /Ethernet Converter be used for? My AllStar / Echolink Node has only one ethernet port. I need another port to connect the GRHub Network to the AREDN Network. This works great and the ZS1I AllStar /Echolink GRHub Network is now connected to the ZS1I AREDN Network. Services on the GRHub Network and AREDN Network is now visa versa available to radio amateurs using one of the networks. This means that apart from 2m RF, AllStar / Echolink, RF Links all voice and data is now relayed also on 2.4 Ghz and 5.8 Ghz. The biggest benefit of this is that when there is an Internet outage locally the GRHub Network (AllStar, Repeaters and Links) are still working via the two networks with no Internet connection. Echolink however does not work when there is a Internet outage. This way I can keep VHF/UHF/HF amateur radio communications going. More on this in a future posting.
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