In response to some of the good ideas on how to and what to use to pack valuable pieces of equipment i want to relate my latest experiemce. It doesn't really matter what is used for packing if someone decides to open things up in the dying days of the "War on Drugs." I purchased A Viking Valiant from a fellow in Colombia who cardboard boxed with styrofoam and then wooden crated the old warrior. Presuming it was filled with cocaine or some other illegal substance either Colombian or Canadian Customs felt it had to be "stripped searched." When it arrived here at my home in Canada the wooden crate was shattered, the cardboard and styrofoam sheets were scattered and every nut, bolt, screw and every other fastener had been removed and not replaced and a few strips of tape were wrapped around the radio to hold things together. I took photos and refused to take possession and am now in the process of filing claims...probably for the next year and a half. I don't know if there is a message in this other than don't purchase radios from countries that bureaucrats and officialdom hold suspect for whatever reason. I still appreciate all the ideas some of the other subscribers have contributed.
Pieter Gerlach VE1PPG From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Aug 16 08:13:25 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Original-To: [email protected] Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mta11.adelphia.net (mta11.adelphia.net [68.168.78.205]) by mailman.qth.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D609859C31 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:13:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from david2e3ehqtvj ([69.170.169.2]) by mta11.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:00:21 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "david knepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Packaging Radio Gear Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:00:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: Discussion of AM Radio <[email protected]> List-Id: Discussion of AM Radio <amradio.mailman.qth.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/private/amradio> List-Post: <mailto:[email protected]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:13:25 -0000 Could someone explain to me how radios were shipped back in the 50's so that they arrived at the dealers with no apparent damage. I wonder what the original packing was back then? With all the thousands of expensive solid-state transceivers, computers, etc. shipped today, I rarely ever hear of any of them getting damaged. I do know that they are cradled in styrofoam. It would seem that the reason our "boatanchors" are damaged in shipment is either the manner in which these heavy radios are packaged or how the shipper handles the package - perhaps, a little of both. How were Viking Valiants, etc. packaged by the manufacturer? I know that many of these early radios went by rail or motor freight before the advent of UPS and FedEx? Recently, I shipped a Collins 32V-3 transmitter to Chicago using FedEx services. The transmiter was carefully boxed and then enclosed in a wooden crate. It helps to have a neighbor that works for FedEx! Thanks Dave, W3ST Publisher of the Collins Journal Secretary to the Collins Radio Association www.collinsra.com - the CRA Website Now with PayPal CRA Nets: 3805 Khz every Monday at 8 PM EST and 14255 every Saturday at 12 Noon EST ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pieter Gerlach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:02 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Packaging Radio Gear In response to some of the good ideas on how to and what to use to pack valuable pieces of equipment i want to relate my latest experiemce. It doesn't really matter what is used for packing if someone decides to open things up in the dying days of the "War on Drugs." I purchased A Viking Valiant from a fellow in Colombia who cardboard boxed with styrofoam and then wooden crated the old warrior. Presuming it was filled with cocaine or some other illegal substance either Colombian or Canadian Customs felt it had to be "stripped searched." When it arrived here at my home in Canada the wooden crate was shattered, the cardboard and styrofoam sheets were scattered and every nut, bolt, screw and every other fastener had been removed and not replaced and a few strips of tape were wrapped around the radio to hold things together. I took photos and refused to take possession and am now in the process of filing claims...probably for the next year and a half. I don't know if there is a message in this other than don't purchase radios from countries that bureaucrats and officialdom hold suspect for whatever reason. I still appreciate all the ideas some of the other subscribers have contributed. Pieter Gerlach VE1PPG ______________________________________________________________ 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
