Mark
I used USPS ( from Calif.) priority mail with insurance. Using the original
shipping box from Flex, it cost me about $55.00, which included $1600 in
insurance. I mailed it on a Tuesday and it got there on Friday. However I see
that Flex sent it back UPS ground so they must trust it.
Mark...
I would also recommend against UPS...their packaging is OK (if you
supervise it closely) but their handling is terrible. I had a
well-packed Elecraft K2 run through by one of their fork-lift operators,
and also (in a separate incident) a well-packed heirloom picture and
frame
Mark,
I use FedEx for my work and have had zero issues. You can go FedEx ground
you know...
73,
Jim / K4ECP
- Original Message -
From: Mark Lunday, WD4ELG wd4...@triad.rr.com
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 11:32 PM
Subject: [Flexradio] What is the
What's the current story on VAC? It's a while since I last looked.
Is the muzychenko VAC (with a YL interrupting regularly until you pay
for it) still the only game in town?
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73
Ian, G3NRW
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About 4 years ago, Tentec had always used UPS for all their shipping. They
changed to Fedex because it was a little cheaper. After 6 months, they
found the breakage rate for Fedex was much higher than UPS and not worth the
shipping savings. So they changed back to UPS. I think this is very
I will admit that when the 3000 returned from Austin via UPS the box had no
square corners but I kept it and if needs to be used again I will simply
double box the original carton
And I'm really thinking hard about doing the same thing when the 5000A goes
back for the upgrade. To me, it
Sort of part time due to two grandkid bday parties.
Made about 900 q's all on 80 and 40. Unfortunately no new band/modes.
The stuff I need on 80 is too far away for my weeny dipole.
Just SP - Flex5A, PWSDR, DDUt, VSPmanager, CWSkimmer and N1MM.
A couple of times when CWSkimmer was flooding, I'd
That was PB-Pal svn3451 also.
Not a single hiccup from software other than maxing out computer.
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If nobody measures up, it's time to check your yardstick
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TOWER/WEBCAMS and
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Keith Bainbridge vk...@arach.net.au wrote:
One reply commented that I obviously didnt care about the performance of a
radio only the appearance.
That was me. You certainly gave the impression that you were rejecting
the Flex radios on the basis of the
The four feet on the Flex-3000 are threaded into the bottom plate and may be
removed at your pleasure, the other seven phillips pan head screws on bottom
and three on back attach the top cover to the base unit.
Ken Simmons, K5UHF
FlexRadio Systems
Senior Design Engineer
13091 Pond Springs Rd.
At 05:43 11/30/2009, N4PY2 wrote:
All shipping companies will have some breakage. It is the rate of
breakage that needs to be compared. I personally have shipped about
50 items by UPS in the last 10 years and have had absolutely no problems.
My son-in-law is the world's leading bassoon
I worked some of the contest too. I spent most of my time just listening and
playing around with diversity feature since the bands were not that great.
Propadex was down almost 200 at one point (http://qsonet.com/propadex.html)
Steve K5FR has included propadex in DDUTIL on one of the screens
I've had UPS destroy things, and never a problem with FedEx. I know people that
have worked at both places. At UPS it's routine to toss packages around to move
them 'faster'. At FedEX if you get caught tossing a package, you're fired
on-the-spot.
Jim KQ6EA
--- On Mon, 11/30/09, John Ragle
On checking again this morning still nothing - no update to the original
lodgement
statement -
USPS tracking so far not worth a crumpet
Regards
Les VK2DSG
Original Message
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] What is the best/safest way to ship my Flex
back to Austin for repairs?
It may depend on the depots through which a package passes. I have had
two packages damaged while in the custody of UPS. Both passed through
CACH (Chicago Area Consolidation Hub) in Hodgkins, which the tracking
information will sometimes say is in Illinois and sometimes in Indiana.
There are
I have 2 newly refurbished IBM/Lenovo T60 2.0GHz 15 laptops available at
$850 each.
These machines look brand new, everything looks like it has been replaced
with new parts. It comes with 4GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. Acronis
True Image will be installed offering peace of mind regarding
This will only be of interest to those who want to participate in the
upcoming ARRL 160 Meter Contest using the great capabilities of the Flex
5000 receiver but avoiding the awful CW transmit spur that exists with the
Flex 5000 transmitter 2.4 KHz below the fundamental, which will create a
The USPS tracking info will not be updated again until after it is
delivered. At least that is true for domestic packages. Don't know about
international.
I agree, USPS tracking is not worth a crumpet.
73, Ray, K9DUR
http://k9dur.info
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Lee
Not that it helps much but I have found that the USPS Track and Confirm
information is not very well updated. I'm not even sure that USPS has a
Tracking system. I do know that they do have a Delivery Confirmation
system. However this system only tells you that your package has been
One thing you could do is to run a second line from the foot switch to the CW
jack. Put a switch in this line to the CW jack. Then when you want to tune,
set the radio to CW and close the switch in the CW line and mash the foot
pedal. When you don't want to tune open the switch. If you want
Okay, guys, let's take this thread to
http://ups.pissedconsumer.com/
and start using the reflector for something like how long it will take the
Japanese to overrun the SDR market like they did the computer market back
when. :-)
Frank
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Well yes I suppose well all have stories of horror.
In my case a while ago I sold an amplifier on e-bay and had UPS inspect and do
the final packaging. Everything went along fine until about 11 months later.
I then received a check from UPS for the damage to the amplifier? Turns
out
I heard some hams the other night talking about UPS contracting with the
postal service to deliver some packages. It seems to be true because I've
asked others and they too knew of it. Personally, I don't care for the
idea. It's not that I have problems with the postal service (I use them for
They seem to be getting much better at this process. Every USPS Delivery
Confirmation I've used for a package over the past year on their web
site, now includes when it arrives/leaves my local Regional Distribution
Center, any arrival/departure through intermediate Regional Distribution
Centers,
My F3k finally showed up in Australian Customs - got a letter this
morning saying they want me to pay
Import duties again - hi so now we go on to the next battle to convince
them that I already owned
the unit and it was sent to the US for warranty upgrade - so now the
paperwork battle begins
thats funny.. we use mostly FedEx where I work. We ship lots of door
lites(glass) and lite frames.. at times over 40% will come back
smashed... not one square inch of the cardboard box lift unwrinkled. I
have Never seen a week go by with out damaged returns.
BS'ing with their driver a
Bill,
I wouldn't be at all surprised. Following the attacks of 911, the
commercial airlines were all but grounded. That meant that the mail they
carried (a lucrative part of their business) was also halted. To add insult
to injury, the postal service entered into an agreement with Fed EX to
If you find another that works, let everyone know.The only issue
with VAC now is the 64 bit driver signing, right now it is test signed
and works well if you disable the digital driver signing forced on
everyone with their 64 bit system.
73,
Dudley
WA5QPZ
Ian Wade G3NRW wrote:
Is the 2.4 transmit spur common to ALL 5000s? I have a 5000A, operate in a lot
of CW
contests and wonder if I am interfering with others. Is there any way for me to
mesure in in my rig?
In the message from Gerald
http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio@flex-radio.biz/msg32147.html
he
I ordered the 1500 a couple months ago. At the time, they told me it
would ship in early December. I figured it could be my Christmas gift
from my wife. She was fine with that.
I emailed Flex to check on the shipment status. First of all, it took
them approximately 5 days to respond.
Randy,
Look very carefully at the bottom of the web page where you read the estimated
dates. It states
Product features, delivery dates and specifications subject to change without
notice
There is a reason the disclaimer is there.
One of the critical components of the radio has been back
Your excuse (i.e. disclaimer) would fly if Flex had the courtesy to email ALL
those with pre-paid orders of the delay. When was Flex going to tell this guy?
When the order did not arrive for Christmas? The back order is a reasonable
cause for the delay. Not informing your customers of the delay
That is just the small company way.
I ordered a K3 before they came out, and cancelled the order after 6 months,
and I think only now, (years) after its out are most of the advertized
features working.
You cant base your expectations on what the web pages say, they seem to not
get updated
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