[Hallicrafters] Shipping by UPS

[Bruce - KB6LWN/rcc]

I'll add perhaps one more modification to this, and
that is, for the peanuts between the inner and outer
box to be placed in plastic bags to limit the shifting.

I've had BA's arrive here (namely a Hamm' FM-50 shipped
from Redding to here - all of 200 to 300 mi) where the
radio had shifted within the inside box, the inner box
shifted within the outside box and one of the corners
of the unit smashed in because it had shifted to the
unprotected corner.

The catch on the above radio was that it bounced back-
n-forth between Redding and Sac at least THREE times
due to some yutz along the way reading the label wrong
and changing the zipcode :(  Finally got it in 3 weeks
but with the PS Xfmr broken loose from it's fasteners
on the chassis and smashed into a couple of the IF cans,
not to mention the bent in corner.  Still not working :(

I've heard that the 'pour/inject-in' foam is about the
best way to go but it's $$$$ more...  I've also heard
that packing inside the unit (eg around tubes, and be-
tween heavy xfmrs and panel(s)) can sometimes help.
I usually prefer that the tubes be removed and shipped
seperately, as long as their locations are clearly
marked on the chassis - or a diagram is included.

Bruce's $.02 worth :)

PS: FedEx screws up too...  AirBorne Express is about
the only one I've used that hasn't severly damaged a
shipment, but their rates are $$$ more, usually...

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Mike Smout wrote:

> William, you listed some very valid shipping ideas. I
> would have personally gone with styrofoam sheeting
> completely surrounding all six sides, suspended in
> peanuts, box taped well, then packed again in another
> bigger box with lots of peanuts all around. In other
> words a two inch buffer zone around the already packed
> radio. If a 76 pound radio (SX-28) is dropped or thrown,

PS: Not a single CR in the whole post :(