I had multiple incidents of luggage damage during my last two trips to Alaska, including equipment transit-related damage after my KL8C ARRL SS stint. Although I affixed multiple Alaska Airlines FRAG
<snip> Rick, First - thank you for the nice gesture! Second - I can remember watching a baggage handler pushing a large (as in just fit through the baggage door of the plane) cardboard box, on a pall
"Biohazzard" trefoils - for some reason, his gear always came out in great My original labels were larger, and contained the following text (actually had several variations thereof) underneath the wo
One thing you have to remember is a big hard case doesn't protect the rig from anything but punctures or point impacts. All of the real protection is in the padding. I've seen several radios and doz
Tom, VERY true. I used to work in environmental test - Shock, vibration, temp, humidity etc - including transport shock. The foam in the average pelican case is just TOO soft - might be good for a li
On DXpeditions I use bubble wrap around the radio and pack it in clothing (shirts, undies, socks, slacks, etc). Keith NM5G --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-cont