[Elecraft] Anti-Static Mat recommendation

[Jim Cundiff]

Bill Phillips wrote:
> My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You 
> couldn't touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,  
> without getting zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch 
> Anti-Static Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and 
> put it on my operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just 
> can't help touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two 
> more for my work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with 
> no worries. They lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk 
> blotters. This is not the same product as the in-store Radio Shack 
> mat. I bought one of those and took it back because it didn't lay 
> flat. One little caveat: You have to distort the snap fastener a bit 
> so it makes positive contact with the grounding lead.
> I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more, 
> but this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site: 
> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
> I hope this helps someone.
> Bill   AD6JV
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Hey All,
    I checked out this mat on the above startech site. It looked great 
until I tried to order and saw the estimated $20 shipping! I went to 
amazon and found it at about the same price but when I got a book I had 
been wanting ( to get the total over $25) I qualified for free shipping! 
Some of these shipping costs are ridiculous. 73.

In His service,
Jim Cundiff KB3GFC
K3 June 08?