[Elecraft] December postal delays to UK / Europe

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

A few U.S. Postal Service International Air Parcel Post shipments we sent 
during December to Europe, and especially to the UK, are taking several weeks 
longer to reach their destinations than normal due to the large amount of 
packages the postal system has to handle during the holidays. We are seeing a 
number of packages sent during the first two weeks of December that have not 
yet reached their destinations. It looks like the delay is occurring at the 
European / UK end of the path.

We saw a similar delay last year and all of the shipments eventually made it 
to their destinations. Last year the typical delivery time was 4-6 weeks when 
we encountered this delay. A few took a couple of weeks longer.

If you are still waiting for a shipment to arrive, please check first with 
your local postal authorities to make sure they are not holding a package for 
you. We saw several cases last year where they tried delivering once during 
the holiday rush and if no one was home they put it in their back room for 
future delivery and promptly forgot about it -- Until we or the customer 
inquired about it.  :-0

If you do not see your package arrive within 6 weeks, please email 
sales@elecraft.com and we will work with you to find it. Don't worry! We will 
make sure you will get what you have ordered. :-)

73, Eric  WA6HHQ