Guess i'll be packing it myself :) probably have fedex pick it up from the house.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: [AMRadio] Re: shipping: Delta ASM-1 > > > On Sat, 22 Jul 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If it is boxed by a UPS store, I wouldn't give you two cents for its chances > > of safe arrival. > > I can surely second that caution - if you want it sent, unwrapped,in a > single-wall el-cheapo, half-taped cardboard box 3/4 filled with styrofoam > peanuts - well, go ahead. > > And as for what the local "UPS Store" wants for this 'service' (not to > mention then handing it over to the UPS Gorilla Team) - I'd just as soon > take a half-hour and do the packing myself. Pretty much the same can be > said for "FedEx/Kinkos" - if you can find one that will actually offer > pack - ship. > > Of course, to give credit where due - they are not supposed to be expert > electronic packers. But, still - either do it properly yourself > or locate a packing / crating / shipping service that can handle delicate > radio stuff. If I knew a nation-wide place, I'd list the name, but I > always pack my own shipments - and I've sent fairly big Stuff all over the > world. > > > Cheers > > John KB6SCO > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb
