[Elecraft] K3s Carry Bag

[Gordon LaPoint]

I use a Pelican case for the K3 and a second Pelican case for the P3.  I 
have many trips to VT for various contests, some setup like Field Day, 
along with many Field Day trips.  I have never suffered any damage to 
either the K3 or the P3, just some knob twiddling and finger poking from 
non K3 users that caused some head scratching for a few minutes!
I am very glad that I got Pelican cases for each!  If I decide to start 
taking the KPA-500 I will get another Pelican case for it.

Gordon - N1MGO

On 07/18/2017 02:15 PM, George Thornton wrote:
> I have been using cases like that to transport my K3 to Field Day for a number of years.  Although I thought I was being very careful I found that the radio sustained damage to some of the parts that stick out, specifically the SO239 connector and a knob in the front that cracked.
>
> I now use the Rose Kopp DXpedition case, the one that includes custom dense cell foam padding to protect the protruding parts on the front and back.
>
> I would also think a hard Pelican type case with removable foam sections is another good way to protect your investment.
>
> Given what we pay for this stuff, If you are going to move this around a lot for Field use, I would argue in favor of maximum protection.  The cost of a single repair trip to the factory is going to exceed the price of the best protective case.
>
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Gebhardt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 11:02 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3s Carry Bag
>
> I found a green Coleman 16 can soft side cooler at my local Menards store
> for $17 that fits the K3s radio with manual perfectly. It has a plastic
> liner which is not needed. The sides are nicely padded and it has a front
> pocket for the hand mic and an inside mesh pocket for the power, serial,
> and USB cables. If you don't mind red it looks like it is available at
> Amazon for $11.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Coleman-16-Can-Cooler-Green/dp/B006HFBV2I/ref=pd_lutyp_simh_4_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006HFBV2I&pd_rd_r=C02T38BG935Z4FA297TQ&pd_rd_w=ds5qo&pd_rd_wg=mrm2W&psc=1&refRID=C02T38BG935Z4FA297TQ
>
> Your welcome!
>
> Mark
>
> K9ZQ
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