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You’re comparing with retail shipping rates which only retail customers pay. Commercial accounts have negotiated rates/discounts based on volume. 73 Josh W6XU Sent from my iPad > On Aug 2, 2022, at 7:08 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: > > I wonder how long it will last. If I were UPS, my gun

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So how the heck do they offer such discounts?  Perhaps by contracting with the carrier and absorbing the overhead of tracking, lost shipments, damage en route in exchange for cheaper prices? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at . For

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I wonder how long it will last.  If I were UPS, my gun would be drawn 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at . For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 8/2/2022 9:46 AM, Lou Laderman via Elecraft wrote: Semi-off topic,

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Not trying to stir up controversy, but I looked at https://www.bbb.org/us/wy/jackson/profile/mailing-services/pirate-ship-1296-188099/complaints My take on it is you save money, but if anything goes awry, good luck. Then again, ANY insurance claim with ANY carrier has been a hassle for me

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Semi-off topic, but I wanted to thank Dave for the referral to pirateship.com, and echo his recommendation. I had prepared a shipment for FedEx which, with insurance, was going to run $63. I checked pirateship.com, and the UPS cost there was $37! Shipping UPS direct has always been more costly

Re: [Elecraft] warranty

Hi, I have had very good luck with Elecraft repair, both, under warranty, and not under warranty. Decent, and fair service, save one incident, (long return time), during the worst of the COVID and fires in CA, which I completely understand. I too am on SS and retired. In all cases I have

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If you have to pay for shipping, and want to save some money, I recommend Pirate Ship. https://www.pirateship.com/rates Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Big Bear Lake, CA On 8/1/2022 12:50 PM, rpu...@live.com wrote: I have a two month old KPA 500 that needs warranty service and I was wondering if

Re: [Elecraft] warranty

Hi Rich, The warranty says: "While equipment is under warranty, Elecraft will pay return shipping by UPS ground service or equivalent to addresses within the continental USA. Alaska, Hawaii, and locations outside the contiguous U.S., return shipping cost is paid by the owner. See below for

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I had a KPA500 issue 5 months after purchase. I took out the coil (the heavy part) and paid for shipping back to the mother ship. They fixed it really fast and sent back at no charge. Could not be more pleased with their service.  On Monday, August 1, 2022 at 03:52:30 PM EDT, wrote:

[Elecraft] warranty

I have a two month old KPA 500 that needs warranty service and I was wondering if anyone else has been expected to pay shipping to get their equipment repaired under warranty? I am a 78 year old on SS and don't believe I should have to pay to have a defective unit for repair. I would