[Hallicrafters] S-38EB

[Craig Roberts]

Well, Bill may have the ultimate S-38E collection.  I'm glad he was able 
to repair the damage.

His experience with UPS is why I prefer to use the oft-maligned US 
Postal Service (or FedEx, though they've misplaced two of my shipments 
for several days).  I recently shipped an SX-62 I restored to a customer 
via UPS at the customer's insistence.  I double-boxed the radio, with 
about five inches of bubble wrap padding in each box, marked it FRAGILE 
on every box surface and indicated THIS SIDE UP with a huge arrow on 
each appropriate facet.  Though delivered on time, my customer informs 
me that the shipment was left on his porch upside down with the outer 
(heavy-duty, thick-walled) box "smashed to smithereens".  Fortunately 
the radio survived with a few scratches (after I repainted it), but only 
because its chassis and cabinet construction resemble the bodywork of a 
'54 Buick.  I stopped using UPS some time ago because of several similar 
incidents.

I have never had such carelessness demonstrated by the Postal Service or 
FedEx. 

73,

Craig
W3CRR