[Elecraft] KX3 cover...

[John Ragle]

Rose...

     I have a couple of your K3 soft cases (happy with 'em!) and will 
want a carry-case of some sort for my putative KX3. I will definitely 
have the paddle "option," and would possibly want extra space for mic 
and for a small power supply and other stuff. Altogether, the space in 
the K3 carry-case looks about right, particularly if there were 
provision for a soft partition for internal padding. My alternative is a 
small pelican case with foam -- I don't plan on using the KX3 for 
backpacking (will be 79 when I get one--my backpacking days are in the 
past) but it would be nice to have a highly portable station for 
traveling...

     It seems to me that your cases are overkill for backpackers. I have 
done lots of same, and just wrapping something the size of the KX3 in a 
soft cloth in a nylon stuff sack was always absolutely fine -- I used to 
carry a SLR camera with several lenses in my backpack in this way and 
NEVER had the slightest problem. I have also carried a revolver (a 0.357 
with medium barrel) in a soft pack when in wild regions -- the soft pack 
was just a rectangle made of 2 layers of ripstop nylon with a thin sheet 
of foam stitched between and Velcro closures at the corners. I have 
forgotten what these are called, but they are standard in mountaineering 
stores. One put them on the hardware like a diaper.

John Ragle -- W1ZI

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