[Elecraft] K3 + P3 Combo Pelican / Hard Case

[David Cutter]

I put my K3 into a large food box I bought for a few £ from Morrisons 
supermarket.  It has a tight-fitting lid and the K3 is held snugly in place 
and everything is protected.  I carry this my shoulder bag.  The box is 
polypropylene I think and is soft enough to absorb knocks on the corners.  I 
haven't done a drop test, but I think it would be fine for travelling.  In a 
shoulder bag it would be surrounded by other materials and is good for 
carry-on.  I haven't tried the P3 in a food box, but I'm sure I'd find one, 
even another of the same as the K3 filled with stuff like your bug key, 
headphones, etc.

I know it's not quite what you asked for but I think this is a superior 
solution and the cost is negligible.

David
G3UNA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Hawrylyshen" <k2ack at polyphase.ca>
To: "elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:16 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 + P3 Combo Pelican / Hard Case


>I have looked at the archives a little bit, but I haven't quite stumbled on
> a short and sweet paragraph or two about this.
>
> Has anyone selected and used a Pelican case to protect and transport a
> K3/100 + P3 combo. If so, what case did you choose?
>
> I've been looking at the 15xx (1550) and possibly the iM2500 cases; but
> they are quite 'tight' dimensionally. I'm interested in any experiences
> people have with:
>
> 1) Pelican Cases for a K3/100+P3 combo (I mention /100 because of the fans
> hanging back), and/or;
> 2) Experience with a similar but potentially less expensive option.
>
> I'd like to pack my radio up for the trip to G-land and select a case that
> would allow me to take the radio on a DXpedition at some point -- so an
> option is to expand the case size to include the power supply, etc.
>
> More than anything - I'm interested in opinions around how much space is
> needed to protect the radio, etc.
>
> Thanks
> Alan
> K2ACK