[Hallicrafters] shipping by the rules

[jeremy-ca]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>
To: "Hallicrafters list" <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Need 3 terminal strip


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jeremy-ca"
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>> Another forum poster has tried to claim a Texas problem. Sorry but Texas 
>> is one of my prime areas and Ive not experienced any particular 
>> geographical problem.
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>>> Each carrier has problems locally and with certain employees, but the 
>>> practices at UPS are geared to cause damage, especially to sensitive 
>>> gear.
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>> You are entitled to that erroneous opinion.
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>> Carl
>> KM1H
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> I will keep my opinion Carl, you can keep yours, after all they are like 
> noses, everyone has one.
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> In your tour, did you see the conveyors that drop packages from one level 
> to another?  It is about 3 ft. from one level to another.


Nothing like that in the Chelmsford hub, either your vision is ancient 
history or you have mistaken FedWrex.


That
> doesn't even take into account thing like the way they pack to over the 
> road trailers.  The start in the front and work to the back stacking 
> packages on top of each other until they reach the top of the trailer. How 
> wold you like to have a teapot at the bottom with a 90 lb receiver on top 
> of it?  They do this all the way to the back of the trailer right up to 
> the door.


All the delivery companies do that including USPS. If the load wasnt tight 
it would never survive the OTR trip.
It might also give you a bit of insight into why the packaging rules demand 
hard foam in both boxes.


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> Then when the trailer reaches its destination, the unloaders have metal 
> rods with hooks on the end to unlatch the doors.  Whatever has settled 
> against the door will fall out.  That can be more than 8 ft, and  I 
> wouldn't want my receiver falling that distance, would you?


I guess you have little experience about load weight distribution in OTR 
hauling.



Most of the
> time the heavier packages are at the bottom or near it, but no guarantees.


Heavy packages can be up to three high per UPS loading rules. Thats the 
reason for understanding crush ratings vs package weights. It also means 
that you dont use 3rd hand unrated boxes from some 3rd world Asian country 
to ship your radio in.  See my prior comment about cheap hams.


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> Being a union shop the package handlers will not tell anyone about a fall 
> like that, unless a boss sees it.  That is one of the few things that can 
> get them in trouble.


It can get them fired in a non union shop but Ive no use for unions either.

Carl
KM1H