[Elecraft] [KX3] Ultimate compact KX3 carrying case received -- perfect match for radio & accessories!

[Thomas Horsten]

Sounds great, I ordered one. Will probably get it before the KX3, but
according to the Shipping Status page I am immensely close, nobody between
the date posted and my order number on the spreadsheet...

Wonder if it will hold my LiPol battery.

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 20 June 2012 22:19, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> I ordered a "Think-tank Strobe Stuff" bag from Amazon (about $45). It
> just arrived, and in my opinion this is the ideal bag for anyone who
> wants to carry a KX3 and accessories in the smallest possible form-
> factor.
>
> You could even use this bag for Ultra-light HF Pack operation
> (pedestrian mobile). Just strap it on and deploy the whip out of the
> top of the bag. There's a way for mic and headphone cables (and a
> trailing ground wire) to emerge from the bag while it's fully zippered
> shut.
>
> (I also need to write some new firmware that allows you to hold both
> mic buttons together to switch their function from VFO control to
> volume control :)
>
> The "LowePro Edit 140" bag, which I also have, and Rose Kopp's KX3
> bag, both have a lot more space when you need it. But sometimes I like
> to travel really light.
>
> Here's a rough dimensional comparison (HWD) of the two camera
> accessory bags:
>
>   "Edit 140":      6 x 11 x 7.5" (total volume, about 500 in^2)
>
>   "Strobe Stuff":  4 x 9.5 x 4.5 (about 170 in^2)
>
> The Strobe Stuff bag is much smaller, but still holds everything you
> need for a complete station:
>
>   KX3
>   MH3 mic
>   backup "mini-mic" (3" long, hinged, with 3.5 mm plug)
>   KXPD3 keyer paddle
>   ear buds
>   spare set of 8 AA cells (or a 4-cell, 14-V Li-Ion pack)
>   antenna and ground wire (two 25' lengths of Wireman #26 "silky")
>   two 1" stainless-steel hex nuts (for tossing wire into a tree)
>   20-m two-piece telescoping whip (in case there isn't a tree)
>   BNC L
>   BNC-to-binding post adapter (for use with the wires)
>
> I put the KX3 and the antenna wire in the main pocket, spare batteries
> in the small accessory pocket on the bottom of the bag (4 x 4 x 1"),
> and everything else in the large accessory pocket (4 x 10 x 1").
>
> The Strobe Stuff bag has a few other features:
>
> - The small zipper pocket at the bottom normally holds a rain fly that
> can be pulled out and secured over the entire bag to keep it dry. But
> I pulled the rain fly out in favor of the external battery pack or
> spare AA cells.
>
> - At the top of the bag there's a small fabric loop you could use for
> hanging or carrying, and two smaller loops that could serve as strain
> relief points for wire.
>
> - On the back there's a T-shaped fabric strap with lots of velcro that
> conceals a hinged strip of very sturdy plastic. This strip reinforces
> the fabric strap, so the bag can be attached securely to a belt or
> backpack. The strip also seems to function as a tilt-stand for the bag
> if deployed at an angle. This probably has some utility when used with
> camera strobe lights.
>
> I'll be testing the bag this weekend (Field Day).
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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