Thanks, Mel, It's that 300 yard trip from checkin to baggage hold that concerns me. I'm going to try to find something I can carry on. 73, Mike NF4L
On 12/28/2011 2:31 PM, Mel Farrer wrote: > A friend had to pack his K3 for overseas shipment and went to a luggage maker > and > had them burn a semi ridged foam insert for his shipping container. This > puts > equal pressure on all surfaces. It arrived intact. Anything less is a gamble. > > Mel > > --- On *Wed, 12/28/11, WILLIS COOKE /<wrco...@yahoo.com>/* wrote: > > > From: WILLIS COOKE <wrco...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Power supply rating > To: "n...@nf4l.com" <n...@nf4l.com>, "Elecraft List" > <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 11:11 AM > > My K3 with two receivers draws about 2 amps on receive. It drew a bit > over 1 > amp before I installed the second receiver. For transmit at 10 watts I > would ad > about 3 amps to that. Two layers of bubble wrap would not be enough for > MY K3. > I use a hard side fiber-glass brief case with enough padding to keep the > K3 > from sliding when I carry it in my truck cab. For checked baggage on an > airline think pad for throwing 10 feet unless you mark is fragile. In > that > case, think 20 feet. Make every effort to avoid possible impact which > will > push the knobs toward the face of the transceiver. I would not like to > test > how much impact the tuning knobs on the encoders would stand. > > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke > K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart > > > ________________________________ > From: Mike <n...@nf4l.com </mc/compose?to=n...@nf4l.com>> > To: Elecraft List <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > </mc/compose?to=Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:09 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Power supply rating > > I need to take my K3 to class. I'll need just enough oomph to talk to the > serial > port. What would be the minimum rating for a PS? Any suggestions for a > small > packable > one? > > Would a couple of layers of bubble wrap be sufficient for packing the rig > in > checked > buggage? > > 73, Mike NF4L > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > </mc/compose?to=Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > </mc/compose?to=Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
