System and method for payload enclosure

A radio system, comprising:

• a module including a radio disposed on a printed circuit board and an antenna connected to the printed circuit board;
• an enclosure having at least a main piece coupled to a lower piece and to a top piece and coupled together such that the enclosure forms a cylinder having tapered ends;
• a mounting subsystem mounted to the main piece and having a hole to receive therethrough a plurality of wires that connect to the printed circuit board, wherein the antenna rotates about an axis that extends along a longest dimension of the enclosure;
• and
• further comprising at least one of a camera, an environmental sensor, security equipment, or a lighting system located in the lower piece of the enclosure.

A radio system comprising:

• a radio within an enclosure;
• an antenna within the enclosure;
• a mounting subsystem mounted to the enclosure and having a hole for receiving wires that connect to a printed circuit board within the enclosure, the printed circuit board including the radio, the antenna being electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the enclosure is cylindrical-shaped with tapered ends and has a plurality of sections;
• wherein one of the plurality of sections is a main section;
• the main section of the enclosure is mounted to the mounting subsystem;
• and
• the antenna rotates about an axis that extends along a length of the enclosure;
• wherein power to said radio system is supplied by either a main supply or a power supply unit;
• wherein the radio and the antenna form a module that rotates about the axis;
• and
• wherein the printed circuit board includes an audible feedback device to emit an audible signal responsive to the module being rotated about the axis to a desired angular position.

A radio system, comprising:

• a module including a radio disposed on a printed circuit board and an antenna connected to the printed circuit board;
• an enclosure having at least a main piece coupled to a lower piece and to a top piece and coupled together such that the enclosure forms a cylinder having tapered ends;
• a mounting subsystem mounted to the main piece and having a hole to receive therethrough a plurality of wires that connect to the printed circuit board, wherein the antenna rotates about an axis that extends along a longest dimension of the enclosure;
• and
• further comprising a lighting system, an environmental sensor, or security equipment located in the top piece of the enclosure.