Many US or UK sellers will sell out of their country if you email them and ask them, even if they list as home country only. I bought an HP 54501A oscilloscope from US, and it was sent to Australia. Cost 30% more with the freight, but it was still only a few hundred dollars, and I would not have found anything as useful in Australia at the price. cheers, Neville Michie
On 27/11/2008, at 7:55 PM, Steve Rooke wrote: > Hmmm... International Traffic in Arms Regulations, well I don't like > to poke holes in that excuse but unless the US customs are REALLY > paranoid, I can't see how most of the items I have tried to purchase > would be covered under this. But, I suppose you could poke someone in > the eye with a ball-point pen therefore it could be labled an an arm > but I'm sure there are other reasons for most of refusals to ship > outside the 48 States. It's not just a couple of dealers who take this > position, it seems to be the case with a number of sellers sadly. > > What I need is a magic wormhole that runs from a US address and ends > up in my home. Anyone got a design for one of these, sort of like a > stargate :-) > > 73, Steve - ZL3TUV > > 2008/11/27 Robert Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> One reasion why many US dealers will not ship otside the USA is >> the ITAR export regulations (Google it!). These are very hard to >> follow and the penalties are heavy. I know a couple of dealers >> have been warned and have just decided not to export anything >> rather than take the risk. >> Robert G8RPI. >> >> --- On Thu, 27/11/08, Steve Rooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> From: Steve Rooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting >> withoutschematic advise >> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <time- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thursday, 27 November, 2008, 8:21 AM >> >> And I envy you guys in the UK and the US as over here in New Zealand >> there is little to be had and anything that comes up costs an arm and >> a leg. My Mother is just emigrating over here and so I bought a few >> items (all I could afford) and had them sent to her so they can come >> over in the container with her furniture etc as there is no way I >> could afford the shipping otherwise. At least shipping via surface >> was >> a workable option with heavy items like scopes, even with the 3 month >> wait, but that is now gone :( >> >> The other thing that really gets my goat is the habit of a lot of US >> eBay sellers who won't ship outside of the country. What really rubs >> is that it's usually the really hard to locate items or the ones that >> are going really cheap that will not ship. They always say that you >> can bid if you have a US address to ship to but that is hopeless for >> me. >> >> Still, I have a great lifestyle over here and wouldn't swap it for >> the >> US or going back home to Blighty anytime soon. >> >> 73 >> Steve >> >> 2008/11/27 David C. Partridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> I envy you guys over in the US - test gear on the 2nd hand >>> market seems >> so >>> much cheaper than here in the UK. Current shipping costs from >>> USA seem >> to >>> wipe out the difference most of the time - I wish they'd bring back >> the USPS >>> Surface Mail service. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:time-nuts- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Robert Darlington >>> Sent: 27 November 2008 07:17 >>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting >>> withoutschematic advise >>> >>> I picked up a Tektronix 7000 series mainframe scope and a curve >>> tracer >>> plugin for under $200, and I bet you can too if you look around >>> on eBay. >> I >>> have a Tek 7854 digital storage analog scope (400MHz analog with >>> digital >>> sampling capabilities, GPIB port, and 4 mainframe slots). The >>> cart was >>> another $40 though! >>> >>> -Bob >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD >> Omnium finis imminet >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/ >> listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/ >> listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > > > -- > Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD > Omnium finis imminet > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ > time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
