[Elecraft] [K2] Hardened K2 for HFPack?

[eric norris]

I recently saw a string of posts on the HFPack forum about a "dream radio" for 
HFPack, Pedestrian Mobile, etc.  Almost everything asked for by various 
contributors is already part of the K2--effective NB, DSP, 15-20 watt output 
power, miserly receiver, built-in battery pack, etc.  What the K2 doesn't have 
are the physical characteristics for carrying it.

It seems to me you could produce side panels for the K2 that were longer in 
front and back to protect the controls in front and connectors in the back.  
These same side panels could have attached metal strap loops for carrying the K2 
with a shoulder strap, and strap loops for tieing it down to an ALICE frame, 
etc.,  Perhaps the top and bottom could be extended too, at least in front, 
creating a box around the controls for protection.

Has anyone with a machine shop experimented with this, or has Elecraft 
considered making some extra-long panels?  Just a thought....

73, Eric WD6DBM

K3, K2, K1, KX1, P3, XV432, XV144, mini-modules, 64-oz glass for the 
Kool-Aid....