I went on line to order but they want $32.21 to ship one $29.95 item to California (UPS ground). I don't think so...
Too bad - looks like a nice unit. Al N1AL On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 20:40 -0600, Tom Hammond wrote: > Back on November 13th, Dave, K1WHS, reported that he'd bought a > military surplus aluminum box (item #138401) from www.colemans.com, > and that he'd managed to satisfactorily shoehorn his K3 into the box. > > Following Dave's lead, I ordered three (3) of the boxes, one for > myself, and two for other locals who also had K3s. > > I waited several weeks for delivery of the boxes, but to no avail. I > called Coleman's and found that someone had dropped the ball... > having taken my order, but failed to process it any further. The > boxed went out that day and were received three days later. > > Today I donned my surgical mask and latex gloves, picked up the > electric carving knife, and had my way with the energy-absorbing foam > in one of the boxes. The 'surgery' went well, and much more swiftly > than I'd have ever expected. I now have a very nice, and certainly > VERY STURDY, aluminum carrying box for my K3, with the K3 firmly, and > safely cradled within it's loving arms. > > If you're interested in seeing the final product, drop by my web site > at www.n0ss.net and go to the K3-specific page. There you'll find a > small PDF giving all the gory details. > > I think the purchase of the box is going to be very well worth the > price AND the wait. > > Thanks Dave for posting the availability of these boxes to the reflector. > > 73, > > Tom Hammond N0SS > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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