> It would seem that the reason our "boatanchors" are damaged > in shipment is either
(1) the manner in which these heavy radios > are packaged or (2) how the shipper handles the package - > perhaps, a little of both. It's certainly some of both, but in my experience MUCH more about (1) than (2). You can't throw a Valiant or a Globe Champ 300 into a used cardboard box with some packing nuts and a few sheets of insulation foam and then point a finger at UPS when something is damaged. On the other hand, even well protected, cushioned, crated and strapped to a pallet won't help if it gets dropped 6 feet off the back of a truck ... But the latter is less likely (either being dropped or being that well packed) than the former .. Grant/NQ5T
