Re: [Elecraft] Pelican Case for K2?

2008-01-22 Thread k2jrj-elecraft
I am using a Pelican 1520 to hold the K2 (occupies about 40% of the case) plus battery, tuner, etc. to make a shack in a box that even the airlines haven' t manage to kill. Cost, using www.cases4less.com delivered to Atlanta by UPS ground was under $100 last September. Built like a tank and

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping,second receivers etc, etc

2008-01-21 Thread k2jrj-elecraft
Yes, PLEASE I am genuinely sorry that many of you are so disappointed and frustrated. It is understandable. But this constant bickering, complaining and grandstanding is a real downer for the rest of us, none of whom has done anything to spoil your enjoyment. Can you please extend to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA100 high current draw with no power output

2007-12-02 Thread k2jrj-elecraft
For what it's worth, I accidently transmitted into an open load with my KPA100 and popped the finals. After the accident, the symptoms were exactly as you described, and the high current was about 26 amps. I replaced the finals and things were back to normal. Bad finals out of the box seems

Re: [Elecraft] K3 carrying case?

2007-11-16 Thread k2jrj-elecraft
I agree with Simon. Pelican cases are hard to beat. I have a complete K2 shack-in-a-box outfit for taveling in one and even the airlines have been unable to kill it! Ron - W2RIP Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not Pelican? I have two for my cameras, I personally would

Re: [Elecraft] We're been spoiled!

2007-11-08 Thread k2jrj-elecraft
I have avoided cluttering up the reflector with opinions and chit chat but I feel compelled to throw in my $.02 worth. Ken, you are spot on. We are indeed spoiled. We can now buy best-of-breed products from a company that is driven by innovation and excellence. One where you can directly and