It is not necessary , but I really enjoy a nice looking and heavyduty kit.
Everybody have the choice !!! ;-) On Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at 08:22AM, Dan Romanchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is such an elaborate carrying case necessary? To carry my >KX1 around, I use a plastic toolbox I bought on sale at Ace >for 5 bucks. To cushion the KX1, I set it on some of the >pink bubble wrap that Elecraft used to package the kit. > >This works pretty well, and there's plenty of room in the >toolbox for tools, a battery pack or small AC supply, the >antenna, headphones, etc. > >73! > >Dan KB6NU >=================================================== >President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org) >ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator >Candidate for GL Division Vice Director, Fall 2005 >Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com > >Robert wrote: >> I also use a Pelican case to house my KX1 when travelling. However I >> use a larger 1060 model. >> >> In order to prevent my KX1 from bouncing around in the case, I bought a >> black kneeling pad at the dollar store and cut it with a utility knife >> so that it would fit in the case. I then cut out a a hole so my KX1 >> fits into. This prevents it from moving around. I have room for a key, >> extra batteries and a wire antenna. >> >> Here is the link to a pic of my set-up. >> http://images.andale.com/f2/115/123/10264406/1126012988066_KX1.jpg >> >> Robert VE3RPF > > >_______________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > ========================================== /¯\/¯\/¯\/¯\/¯\/¯\ JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD V A 2 V Y Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ Elecraft K2 #4130 Elecraft KX1 #999 http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard ========================================== _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
