[Elecraft] Obtaining spares from Elecraft

[Mike Harris]

Hi Don,

Stick to the K2, you know something about that.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Mike Harris" <mike.harris at cwimail.fk>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obtaining spares from Elecraft


> Mike,
>
> I believe the answer to the delays can be found in your country's
> customs house.  Apparently items from LandsEnd or LL Bean pass 
> through
> quickly.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Mike Harris wrote:
>> G'day,
>>
>> If I post something to the UK it is usually delivered within five
>> working days of departing VP8 (including a day in the air).  When 
>> I
>> order anything from Elecraft it takes 2-3 weeks to arrive, always
>> has done.  All my Elecraft stuff comes air letter post 
>> (expensive)
>> because the US parcel services have no clue about the Falklands, 
>> at
>> least in California they don't.  Other companies like LL Bean or
>> Landsend manage perfectly well.  However, I must stress that in 
>> 2000
>> Lisa went out of her way to try and sort it out, even contacting 
>> LL
>> Bean.
>>
>> So it looks like it's just the "system".