Ron and all, I agree that "well padded" cases such as the Pelican for any modern radio is overkill. Today's solid state radios are not fragile (glass is fragile, radios have not been fragile since the disappearance of vacuum tubes from our radios). Today's radios can withstand a substantial drop that will deform the enclosure and they will still work (reminds me of - "it takes a licking and keeps on ticking").
The Pelican case does make an enclosure that is probably immune to airline baggage handlers abuse, and is watertight for those who need that aspect, and the compartments provided by the pull-apart foam make it a neat installation for any transceiver. It does make a very nice package. As Ron pointed out, it is not the "only game in town" - any carry case can do the job satisfactorily, even those grocery store "green bags" can be placed into service for carrying your radio and other parts of your portable station into the field. Pack your Elecraft radio so the enclosure will not be damaged in transport or shipping, and the radio function will be OK (unless something was loose or screws were missing) when it is removed from the transport (shipping) container and put into service. Now answer why I receive so many transceivers for repair with loads of tape securing the bubble wrap "every which way", and fragile stamps all over the packing. Sorry for the RANT, but solid state devices are not fragile, and one does not have to tape every corner of the wrapping material - one or two pieces of tape to hold the bubble-wrap in place is enough. 73, Don W3FPR ] 73, Don W3FPR On 1/10/2012 6:10 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Very nice. FWIW, I'm not so gentle with my KX1. It rides around in a soft > canvas carry case sold for a "point and shoot" 35 mm camera (such as was > popular in the 80's and 90'). The case is about 7x4x2 inches with a little > pouch on the front for film and zipper closures. The KX1 is a perfect fit in > the larger part for the camera. The paddle, earbuds and 66 ft of antenna all > fit in the pouch. Total weight with batteries 1 lb 9 oz (abt 750 grams). I > either sling the strap over my shoulder or throw it into my backpack. > > It's survived eight years without a scratch. > > Ron AC7AC > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
