[Elecraft] Sending KX3 to Elecraft for repair from Canada

[Richard Corfield]

You'd think they'd include the predictable fees in the price to the sender.
It will be really bad if they charged the recipient, especially if the
parcel went through customs ok.

On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, 19:35 Don Wilhelm, <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Use the postal system.  There are no "brokerage fees" charged by the
> postal system.  UPS and FedEX do charge "brokerage fees"  Customs is a
> different matter - usually properly marked customs forms will go through
> with no problem.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/28/2019 11:48 AM, Brian “VE3BWP” Pietrzyk wrote:
> > I’m hoping to hear from any Canadian HAMs who have successfully sent
> their radio (KX3 in my case) to Elecraft USA for repair and got it back
> with the least amount of brokerage hassles.
> >
> > Which carrier did you use? How did it go?
> >
> > I ask because I once had to send a Yaesu in for a warranty repair from
> near Toronto to California. Yaesu asked I use Fedex and it was a nightmare.
> Hoping to avoid that again.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brian ve3bwp.
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