[Elecraft] [KX3] Case for KX3

[Phil Wheeler]

My KX3 has the Sidekicks, Fred's heatsink, etc. 
Plenty of room, but not too much. A very good fit.

Phil W7OX

On 8/18/14, 6:51 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
> I use a LowePro Nova 170 AW. Holds the KX3, 
> batteries, etc.  Has a waterproof cover.
>
> Phil W7OX
>
> On 8/18/14, 6:21 PM, Dennis Griffin wrote:
>> 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 con
> ce
>>   rns 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:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>   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...
>>>
>>>   73/72,
>>>
>>> Dean K5DH
>>>
>>>
>>> __._,_.___
>>> Posted by: k5dh at qsl.net