Here is a link to some pics of my K3 in a Pelican case. It does cost a little more than I wanted to spend, but it does protect my stuff very well.
http://w8fgu.home.comcast.net/~w8fgu/k3pelican.html 73, Dave W8FGU ------Original Message------ From: KC2UEE Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net To: David Robertson Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Carrying Cases Sent: Mar 3, 2009 2:38 PM Just as a thought, but has anyone tried using a Pelican hard case? I have a Pelican for my camera gear, and the quality is top-notch. 73, James KC2UEE On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM, David Robertson <dar...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have a K3 carrying case from Ken and his XYL and I love it. > > One thing I did notice is it is soft throughout the case. I had my wife > make a "stiffener" from plastic canvas used for knitting. this is available > at craft stores. My wife cut the plastic canvas material the same size as > the bottom of the carrying case and covered it with duck cloth which is > soft. > > With this stiffener on the bottom of the carrying case it provides a stable > platform for the feet on the side of the k3 to set on and makes the sides > stable to protect the K3 during transport. > > Placing the K3 in the carrying case with the front panel facing up exposes > all the coax/BNC connectors to damage when the case is set down on it's > bottom. > With the stiffener installed in the case I feel the K3 is much safer with > the K3's side feet down.Message: > 73 > Dave KD1NA > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
