Comms Trailer For Sale

Yeah, you read that right and it is not click bait. If you have been on this site before you have seen the posts and videos about the building of the Comms Trailer.

So the first question that needs to be answered is: Why are you selling the trailer you purpose built as a communications trailer?

We moved to Florida in March of 2022. In Maryland the trailer got used regularly for things like Field Days, Bike Races, Marathons, Triathlons, Hikes, runs and more.

Since we have moved to Florida in March the trailer has not been used once. Down here they do not have regular events like bike races and marathons where amateur radio operators help with communications. The local radio club works well with the local government and gets to use their emergency communications trailer for things like field day.

I live in a community where I cannot have the trailer at my house so I have store it in a location where people keep their motorhomes and campers. Of course there is a monthly cost to keep it there.

If it is not going to get used I would rather sell it to someone that will get use out of it.

I am going to offer it up for sale with everything or everything minus the radios. Below I will list the features of the trailer and what is in it. I will then list the radios that are in the trailer.

If you want more details which includes the walkthrough of everything in it, how it was built, etc including a recent video walk around you can view this post: Building a Communications Trailer from an Enclosed Cargo Trailer #4

About the Trailer

• The Trailer is a 16’ X 7’ Trailer

• Dual Axle

• Electronic Brakes

• Floor is epoxied for easy cleanup

• Walls and ceilings are insulated

• Dometic Air Conditioner (soft start included)

• (4) 125 Amp Hour Gel Cell AGM batteries

• 60 Amp MPPT Solar Charger

• 300 Watt solar panel

• XANTREX TRUECHARGE 2 40 AMP Battery Charger

• Shorepower is 220 50 Amp Marine grade connector

• Switches are Marine Grade switches

• 4000 Watt Predator Generator

• 6 AC circuits wired throughout the trailer

• 12V distributed through central fuse box then via rig runner like fuse boxes with anderson power poles

• 22 Cat6 Network jack throughout the trailer

• (2) 32” TV (with Roku) / Monitor mounted on back wall connected to mini pc’s in rack

• (2) 5” monitors for reporting status (you decide what you want on them)

• L shaped workspace for the radio operators. It can support 3 people but is tight

• Fold down table with fold down legs can be used to provide more working space

• Overhead lights are White and also RGB

• Bright LED floodlights for outside

• Equipment rack includes:

  • CAT5 Patch Panel

  • Mikrotik 24 port managed switch

  • Mikrotik rb2011-RM router

  • WIFI Ranger long distance wifi router

  • Rack Mount Power Strip

  • 2 Mini PC’s each connected to a 32 inch tv / monitor

  • One mini pc has an externa SSD drive for network shares from other computers in the trailer

• 3 Mini PC’s for Workstations

  • 2 connected to 2 monitors each and mounted on the wall

  • 1 loose floating mini PC with floating monitor to use where needed

  • All connected to ethernet for solid connection

  • Each mini PC also has wifi built in

• 2 Mini PCs connected to the 2 32” tv on the back wall for displaying map, logging status, etc. One mini PC also has external drive for storing common files across the local network.

• Overhead Storage

• Mini Fridge

• Lots of storage in the back of the trailer

• Antennas on the trailer:

  • 2 Quad band (70cm, 2 meter, 6 meter and 10 meter)

  • 4 dual band 2m/70cm

  • 1 GMRS

  • 1 Marine

  • 2 Mag mount dual band

  • Cellular

  • Multiple GPS

  • Ubiquity Nano Beam

  • Wifi Ranger

• Spare Tire, Jack lug wrench

• Extension Cables

• 110V Adapter for shore power

• Trailer has roof ladder

• Trailer has ladder racks

• All locks and hitch locks included

Radios in the Trailer

• Icom ID-5100

• Yaesu FTM-400

• Marine Radio

• 2 TYT TH-9800D Quad Band Radios

• 1 dual band DMR Radio

• 1 Midland GMRS 25 watt radio

• Byonics APRS transceiver and digipeater

• 1 Cobra CB Radio

• Trunk Tracker Scanner

• APRS

• Network Radio