I took #609 to South Africa for my ZS6/G3JAG vacation just after 9/11. No hand
baggage allowed ... except just one see-through plastic carrier bag. The
airport had no more such bags available, so I repacked my stuff at check-in
and used a super mart carrier bag. I just wrapped a newspaper round the K2.
They let me through and it survived the trip undamaged !
In fact the worst thing was a tiny lightning strike in ZS6. I got a shock and
there was a spark as I disconnected the antenna; the K2 receiver went dead,
but it was OK next day.
So bubble wrap is fine. The K2 is not all that fragile and there is no need
for a custom case. BTW my host told me that his own (Japanese) radio had
been zapped several times by static discharges ...... and it did not recover
overnight. It had to be sent away to be repaired. Yes, the K2 also survived
the trip home.
John G3JAG
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