Wouldn't the antenna be better protected with the thicker pipe? I think that 165 inch limit would allow 120 inches for length, and a 10x10 inch box dimension; if I used 6 inch diameter pipe, I should be around 144 inches. Of course, end caps would add a couple to that.
Bob M. ====== --- Robin Midgett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I have shipped such packages. > I believe UPS's limit is 165" total, length and > girth. Your package > in a PVC tube shouldn't be a problem. > BTW, there are different wall thicknesses of > PVC..the stuff used for > drain pipe has thinner walls, but the same O.D. so > the same fittings > work between types of pipe. So, if it makes any > difference concerning > getting the item in the tube, choose the thin wall > drain pipe instead > of schedule 40 or some such, which is rated for > higher pressure and > has thicker walls. > > At 06:20 PM 1/13/2006, you wrote: > >I need to get a 10 foot long fiberglass antenna > from Florida to > >Connecticut. It can probably be encased in some PVC > plastic tubing. > >It'll weigh between 20 and 30 pounds when packaged. > > > >UPS and FedEx have some crazy size and weight > limitations. At least > >the UPS web site tells me the maximum length plus > girth (essentially > >circumference or square surface dimension) but > FedEx is less user-friendly. > > > >Anyone have any experience shipping this kind of > thing? It's NOT a > >22 ft Super StationMaster but it IS one piece. I > don't really want > >to spend hundreds of dollars to ship it via a > commercial trucking > >company, especially considering what I'm paying for > the antenna. > > > >Thanks. > >Bob M. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
