>I'm looking for recommendations for a small padded case for a K3, >which could in turn be placed into checked luggage.
Rose Kopp makes a nice padded case for the radio, but I'm not sure I'd want to put it inside checked luggage unless it was something like a Pelican with lots of foam all around.. Being a bit of a pessimist, and having seen the way airline baggage handlers treat my luggage, I recently traveled with a K3 with Samlex 1223 p/s and a laptop with it's p/s in a Pelican 1510, made to airline carry-on maximum dimensions. The K3 rode 'side-saddle', with the rubber feet on the 'back' of the case (knobs on the right). I had to remove the handle, leaving room for 1/8" of foam between the K3 and the 'front' of the case. Lots of room for foam to protect the knobs, and lots of room for the p/s on the 'left' of the case, separated from the K3 by more foam. This allowed the back of the K3 to rest on the foam when the Pelican was in the 'wheeled' position. The entire combination is heavy enough that I don't like to carry it from one end of DFW to the other (been there, done that). The laptop was placed on top of the K3, with more foam between. I felt that the K3 was reasonably well protected in this arrangement. The case fits perfectly in an overhead bin. The Pelican 1520 might be better for the radio & p/s, but might not hold the laptop, and the dimensions could be challenged by an over-zealous airline employee. I would not trust the K3 to checked baggage without 2" (or more) of foam on all sides, this in a hard-sided case. VE7XF _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
