This Is the Smallest But Most Creative Ham Radio Go Box I've Ever Seen!

While I was at SPARK-Con 2025 — the ARRL Midwest Convention held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO last October, I met Phil (KF0LHD) from the Raytown Amateur Radio Club, who built one of the coolest homebrew ham radio go boxes I’ve ever seen. Phil calls it the Ham-O-Can — a portable VHF/UHF go box built inside a .30 caliber ammo can using a Baofeng UV-5R handheld. The design pays tribute to the Vietnam-era military radio aesthetic, combining old-school style with modern ham radio function. 📡 Phil even makes a contact using the Ham-O-Can with the SPARK-Con aeronautical mobile special event station, W0W! If you’re into DIY ham radio projects, go boxes, or POTA-style portable ops, you’ll love this one. 🎥 Watch till the end to see how the Ham-O-Can works — and why it turned so many heads at SPARK-Con! 00:00 – Intro 00:35 – Meeting Phil, KF0LHD 01:20 – What is the Ham-O-Can? 02:45 – Inside the Ammo Can Go Box 04:30 – On-Air Contact with W0W! 06:10 – Why Phil Built It 07:00 – Final Thoughts ⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️ –––––––––––––––––––– ★★As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.★★ 🛒Many Things I Use Can Be Found In My Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio 🥾Check Out My My Ultra Portable POTA Kit: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio/list/1S8JOQ9AJ4JQR –––––––––––––––––––– ⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️ ★★All links are affiliate links where possible. As an affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. These links help support the channel and make videos like this possible.★★ 📡ABR Industries (Affiliate): https://abrind.com/?sld=ki5irehamradio Use code "ki5irehamradio10" on qualifying purchases. 📡Alpha Antenna (Affiliate): https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=22 Using this link when ordering from Alpha Antenna helps support the channel. 📡Bridgecom Systems (Affiliate): https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Using this link when ordering from Bridgecom helps support the channel. 📡Ham Radio Prep (Affiliate): hamradioprep.com Use code "KI5IRE" to save 10% on qualifying purchases. 📡Radioddity (Affiliate): https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Save $15 on qualifying purchases by using coupon code "KI5IRE" at checkout. 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): https://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use Portable/POTA/SOTA: https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ 🎵The Music I Use In Most of My Videos (Non-Affiliate): https://artlist.io/ ⬇️FOLLOW ME ON OTHER PLATFORMS⬇️ 🌎My Blog: https://ki5ire.weebly.com 🎥Subscribe for More Content: youtube.com/@HamRadioHQ2 🌎KI5IRE Ham Radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamRadioHQ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HamRadioHQ/ 📡X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/KI5IRE 📡Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ki5ire-ham-radio 📡Join the KI5IRE Ham Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/mpqnu58eJz