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I have the Pelican 1060 case for my KX1. The radio fits along with a palm
> Today I proudly carried my KX1 into the Sunnyvale, CA Fry's Electronics to
> try out hard cases for my KX1. Here's the scoop:
>
> Pelican 1040 Micro Case did not fit my KX1. Someone on this list
> recommended it, so I'm wondering if Pelican perhaps changed sizes?? Did I
> get this wrong?
>
> Pelican 1050 Micro Case does fit the KX1, but there is no pluck foam in
> these series of cases, the KX1 would need to be padded or it will rattle
> around. Also, for snow combat I'm not sure the micro cases would take
> repeated direct hits as they are not as rugged as the traditional Pelican
> cases.
>
> I settled on the Pelican 1120 case. It has the pluck foam, is deep enough
> so that the VFO knob isn't touched when the lid is closed, and features the
> O-ring seal if I ski into a lake. $27.99 at Fry's.
>
> For those local, that Fry's had two Audion tubes on display. I'm guessing
> a KX1 built with Audions would be the size of a Greyhound Bus and would take
> a crew of three to operate. My, my.
>
> 73 Eric WD6DBM
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