First off, I can symphasize with Doug, as I face unnecessarily high shipping all the time to Alaska. I'm not speaking about Elecraft's shipping policy, specifically, as they seem to be fair. My XG3 cost me $8.64 to ship via USPS Priority Mail. But recently I bought a 50v PS on ebay that cost me $18 and the shipper wanted $74 to ship it UPS. I asked for parcel post and the total cost was $30.xx So it pays to communicate with the shipper. Of course I am experienced with this having ordered electronic parts for my company for 15-years (until I retired).
You might be interested in the shipping costs for a Motorola VHF repeater that I have for sale at $100: truck company wants $533 to ship it to NY from AK (of course it weighs 135 lbs in 10x22x28 inch cabinet). I don't expect the ham in NY will want to spend that. I know you are going to say "well of course it coming from Alaska", and to some degree you are right. But we are still one of the states in the USA with flat-rate Priority Mail the same rate as to all 50-states. I suppose I should check with the USPS but I am fairly certain the repeater is too heavy. Kind of puts some perspective on this topic, though? 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.com ====================================== ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
