Last summer I described the front/rear panel foam protectors that I have designed for the K3. I had some dies fabricated for the foam company to stamp out closed-cell foam protectors for the front and rear panels of the K3 for transport. I have them glue 1/16" PVC sheets to the foam so that any shock is distributed over the entire foam surface with very little impact transferred to the K3. Go to www.w0yk.com/k3_foam_protectors.htm and see how I use these protectors to take two K3s in custom Rose Kopp cases and three laptops (plus a lot of other stuff like cables, manuals, power modules, trackballs, cameras, headphones, etc.) as carry-ons in my International travels.
Note that it is a very different transport strategy than using Pelican or other hard cases that are more bulky and often only feasible as checked baggage. Since TSA came into being and rifles through our luggage without us being present I've been reluctant to subject my K3s to that routine. Thus, this carry-on strategy. In any case, if whatever transport mechanism you use might benefit from these protectors, I can supply them at $15/set plus shipping. The USPS flat-cost medium box shipper is $10.70 which can take two sets anywhere in CONUS. I just had another production run made this week and a few extra sets are available. If there is more demand, I'll do another run which can be done with one day turn-around. Ed - W0YK ----------------------------------------------- Ed Muns Muns Vineyard - www.munsvineyard.com FaceBook - www.facebook.com/munsvineyard ______________________________________________________________ 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
