[Elecraft] [KX3] Case for KX3

[Dennis Griffin]

LowePro does have a very good bag finder guide on their website, and the BestBuy in my area carries quite a few of their bags, if you don't have a larger camera shop in your area. I have used many of their products for a few decades and it's all holding up well. REI also has some of their bags, as well as some photog type bags from MountainSmith.

Seeing a few comments about them, I ordered a StrobeStuff bag from ThinkTank, but returned it. I felt it is far bulkier than need be and doesn't offer protection for much beyond light bumps or scrapes, and I found it clumsy to get a KX3 into it, even w/o heatsink, SideKX's or Lexan cover, because of the center opening zipper. Might have been easier with a Lexan cover installed, preventing it from trying to hang up on the zipper. A snug fitting Polarfleece type stuff bag or something like a thick sock would offer about as much protection with minimal additional bulk, if one were going to carry it packed away in a backpack, for example. For carrying just the KX3 and a few accessories, on a bicycle, motorcycle or in the trunk of a vehicle, something like the Pelican 1200 or a well padded photog type case or pack is probably the best insurance. I've taken expensive camera & radio gear off road on the back of a dual sport motorcycle in Pelican 1200, 1300 & 1400 cases with no concerns about the welfare of the contents.

73 de Dennis KD7CAC
Scottsdale, AZ

On Aug 18, 2014, at 5:27 PM, k5dh at qsl.net [KX3] <KX3 at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> Sorry, Jim, but there's no model number anywhere on or in the bag.  I've owned this bag for many years, so it's likely been discontinued.  I used it to transport an Icom 703 for a long time before I got the KX3.  I just reconfigured the dividers as required. 
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> My suggestion is to visit a large camera store (the kind of place where professional photographers shop) and see what they have to offer.  That's how I found my bag.  Maybe look at the web sites of some of the big national camera stores, like B & H Photo & Video, Ritz Camera (where I buy a lot of my photo gear), and so on.  Your bag is out there...
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> 73/72,
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> Dean K5DH
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> Posted by: k5dh at qsl.net