Sounds great, I ordered one. Will probably get it before the KX3, but according to the Shipping Status page I am immensely close, nobody between the date posted and my order number on the spreadsheet...
Wonder if it will hold my LiPol battery. 73, Thomas M0TRN On 20 June 2012 22:19, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > I ordered a "Think-tank Strobe Stuff" bag from Amazon (about $45). It > just arrived, and in my opinion this is the ideal bag for anyone who > wants to carry a KX3 and accessories in the smallest possible form- > factor. > > You could even use this bag for Ultra-light HF Pack operation > (pedestrian mobile). Just strap it on and deploy the whip out of the > top of the bag. There's a way for mic and headphone cables (and a > trailing ground wire) to emerge from the bag while it's fully zippered > shut. > > (I also need to write some new firmware that allows you to hold both > mic buttons together to switch their function from VFO control to > volume control :) > > The "LowePro Edit 140" bag, which I also have, and Rose Kopp's KX3 > bag, both have a lot more space when you need it. But sometimes I like > to travel really light. > > Here's a rough dimensional comparison (HWD) of the two camera > accessory bags: > > "Edit 140": 6 x 11 x 7.5" (total volume, about 500 in^2) > > "Strobe Stuff": 4 x 9.5 x 4.5 (about 170 in^2) > > The Strobe Stuff bag is much smaller, but still holds everything you > need for a complete station: > > KX3 > MH3 mic > backup "mini-mic" (3" long, hinged, with 3.5 mm plug) > KXPD3 keyer paddle > ear buds > spare set of 8 AA cells (or a 4-cell, 14-V Li-Ion pack) > antenna and ground wire (two 25' lengths of Wireman #26 "silky") > two 1" stainless-steel hex nuts (for tossing wire into a tree) > 20-m two-piece telescoping whip (in case there isn't a tree) > BNC L > BNC-to-binding post adapter (for use with the wires) > > I put the KX3 and the antenna wire in the main pocket, spare batteries > in the small accessory pocket on the bottom of the bag (4 x 4 x 1"), > and everything else in the large accessory pocket (4 x 10 x 1"). > > The Strobe Stuff bag has a few other features: > > - The small zipper pocket at the bottom normally holds a rain fly that > can be pulled out and secured over the entire bag to keep it dry. But > I pulled the rain fly out in favor of the external battery pack or > spare AA cells. > > - At the top of the bag there's a small fabric loop you could use for > hanging or carrying, and two smaller loops that could serve as strain > relief points for wire. > > - On the back there's a T-shaped fabric strap with lots of velcro that > conceals a hinged strip of very sturdy plastic. This strip reinforces > the fabric strap, so the bag can be attached securely to a belt or > backpack. The strip also seems to function as a tilt-stand for the bag > if deployed at an angle. This probably has some utility when used with > camera strobe lights. > > I'll be testing the bag this weekend (Field Day). > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > [email protected] > [email protected] > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [email protected] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
