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A number of readers of the QST article wrote and asked where I got the acrylic case. Alas, Amazon is no longer carrying the case and I could not find a supplier who would sell in less than quantity 10. Well, yesterday I found virtually the same case at the Container Store, a chain with stores all over the country. They seem to have two sizes, and both have a hinged lid, which I like, as it makes it easy to get in the case, yet the display is protected from the elements. True, the lid can flop open pretty easily, but I found some pinhead-sized rare earth magnets online. By countersinking and aligning two of these magnets and gluing them in place, the lid stays shut but without a "visible" latching mechanism. BTW: I made a flat-forehead mistake doing this. On my first try, I forgot that like poles on a magnet repel. End result: a magical floating lid for the case!

Anyway, go to their web site (containerstore.com) or try:

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The cost is about $9 for the small one (6x6x2) and $19 for the large one (12x12x2). I'll be getting one of the smaller ones for the antenna analyzer project and will let you know about it.

Jack, W8TEE