I am working on a new range of products that are collectively called the BOXA-LINE. Unlike most product designers I have started with the enclosure. Over the years I have built lots of kits and they are most usually let down by not having a nice neat box (or at least one that is affordable). The BOXA-LINE started with the enclosure; it came before any products. I ran across a nice neat aluminium extrusion and somehow it fired up my enthusiasm. What could I make to go inside that little box? My mind went into overdrive and before long I had five or six ideas for kits. From the outset I wanted these to be projects that most anyone could build in an evening, but projects that add real value to your amateur radio experience. The BOXA enclosures come complete with laser-cut panels so their is no metalwork to do. BOXAs will mostly have all board mounted components too so you dont have the pain of that final wiring to the board to do either. Simple and fun - like it should be!

But I figured that not everyone would fall in love with my aluminium boxes, so each project is available without the box (and I have included mounting holes for you too). I also figured that some people would love the product but would not have the time or resources to build up their own. So rather than leaving you to find a willing builder, I am offering the BOXA-LINE built and tested too. I have felt your pain and have sought to offer all the answers in the BOX-LINE.

So what's coming? Naturally I'm not going to give anything away but the ideas should appeal to a wide range of radio amateurs. They wont just be "QRP" projects either as the first BOXA, the BOXA-SWR, shows. The BOXA-SWR is now available in the webstore. The BOXA-SWR is an SWR bridge that can either be built into a project such as an ATU or used as a remote SWR detector (as used in high-end systems) with a display of your own making. I originally designed it for folks experimenting with embedded software systems such as the Arduino but it could be used in other ways too as it provides two analogue outputs. ...You could even go "old-school" with a nice moving coil meter.

So why the BOXA name? It's simple: the enclosure is model A in my supplier's line. So box A became BOXA!