{"id":16934,"date":"2016-01-21T08:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16934"},"modified":"2016-01-21T08:45:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:45:44","slug":"protecting-your-investment-troys-radio-case-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/protecting-your-investment-troys-radio-case-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting your investment: Troy’s radio case recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1293\"Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Troy Riedel (the Amateur Astronomer<\/a>), who writes:<\/p>\n

I’m rather – uh – call it OCD re: equipment cases (and bags\/packs). <\/em><\/p>\n

All of my […]astronomy equipment is well secured & cataloged in several dozen cases. <\/em><\/p>\n

I [also] wanted to protect my shortwave radios. I like the neoprene cases that Tecsun ships with their radios as they have a bit of shock absorbing capacity. I went online at Amazon & eBay and I bought “neoprene” cases of various sizes made for GPS units, external hard drives, and tablets.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Upon receiving them I’ve found the 3.5-4″ GPS cases are perfect for the Grundig G6 and similar sized radios. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_1295\" \"IMG_1290\"<\/p>\n

Belkin “Grip” tablet cases are perfect for the Grundig G3\/G5. And the larger “iLuv Gaudi<\/a>” case is prefect for the YB400 & Sony ICF-SW7600GR. The iLuv even has memory foam. I feel I could drop any radio in this iLuv case from a reasonable height and the contents would be perfectly fine.<\/em><\/p>\n

Including shipping, I spent $6 for the most expensive case and as little as $3.95 for the least expensive.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The iLuv memory foam case, in silver, was only $4.99 and free shipping via Amazon Prime<\/a>. Some of the cases have exterior zipped pockets perfect for ear buds and a USB cable. The neoprene has the capacity to stretch a bit, so all of them are a snug fit. Though there is an extra 1\/2″ on the iLuv case, the memory foam quality ensures a nice, tight fit.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve attached a few pictures to illustrate my finds.<\/em><\/p>\n

BTW, I also noticed today that The Worldwide Listening Guide is priced at $21.62 on Amazon<\/a>. That’s down from $24.95 and a good deal with Prime.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks so much for sharing your research, Troy. I have just added the iLuv case to my Amazon cart. Like you, I have a Sony ICF-SW7600GR and it gets taken to the field a lot. The 7600GR comes with a nice custom case\/cover, but it offers little in the way of protection–$4.99 is a reasonable cost to protect one of my favorite portables.<\/p>\n

Like you, Troy, I have a serious addiction<\/a> to quality bags and cases. \u00a0I hope you know that you’re only enabling me! Ha!<\/p>\n

Readers: Please share your radio case\/bag recommendations\u00a0as well!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel (the Amateur Astronomer), who writes: I’m rather – uh – call it OCD re: equipment cases (and bags\/packs). All of my […]astronomy equipment is well secured & cataloged in several dozen cases. I [also] wanted to protect my shortwave radios. 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