[AMRadio] some items needed

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

John and group -

I've only had to move my gear once(so far), and I don't think I could sleep at
night if I had to worry about someone else handling it. Try to imagine yourself
moving a refigerator or something along those lines, with a handtruck/appliance
dolly and perhaps a helper. Just a big piece of furniture you need to get from
point A to point B. This is how your gear is viewed by anyone other than you or
someone who owns, uses, and appreciates such things. They may be professionals,
they may take great care, but they're not familiar with the fragile nature of
such items as vacuum tubes or even a painted cabinet. To anyone but us, it's just
another heavy item to be 'careful' with - not unlike  the ol' fridge, stove,
dryer, etc.

The house needed a lot of work inside before I even wanted to think about moving
my gear in. Fortunately I was able to leave it stored at my parents' home until
ready. Then I moved it myself, had my dad help me with the big stuff(he may be
old but he rides a Harley, so he's familiar with the term 'heavy iron').
Previously when I've gone to retreive piles of old stuff, I'd had a friend come
along who I knew and trusted to listen to me.

If I suddenly became wealthy tomorrow and moved somewhere else, even if I could
afford it, I'd still move all the radio gear myself. It's a lot of work, it's a
pain in the ass, hassle, etc, but it's so much easier on me to do it myself and
know it's done right. Well worth the additional effort. And if you pick your
helpers, you know they'll do it right as well. Just take care of them afterwards
to ensure you can rely on them to help out the next time you have to deal with
"all that heavy junk" as I've heard it put.

BTW, depending on the length of your trip, time of year, condition of roadways,
you might want to consider removing heavy transformers and such that could tear
loose when you hit a frost heave or pothole. Stacking is okay provided you pad
the lower items well and only put light stuff on top that the lower items can
easily handle. Again, when rigs get tossed into the air going over a bump, bad
things can happen. Blankets and towels are okay for small items, but furniture
packing mats are preferred. Many places replace them every year or two as they
wear, so it doesn't hurt to check around. I've gotten about a dozen this way.

73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

W4AWM at aol.com wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> When you discover the best way to move all that stuff, especially the
> receivers, without getting them trashed, please let me know.  I am
> contimplating an interstate move in the near future and while I don't have
> that nice BIG iron, I have about 150 receivers, xmtrs, speakers and other
> miscellany that I don't want to get messed up.

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