[Hammarlund] Word to the wise...shipping

[Jim Larsen - AL7FS]

I am going to jump in on this one.  I am the person that bought this 
radio from my good friend, Alan, who lives in the Seattle area.  I have 
wanted a Hammarlund HQ-170 since 1966.

A small correction.  There were no scratches on the radio but indeed the 
Seattle TSA folk opened both boxes, cut open the bubblewrap on the radio 
with a single slit near one edge and at that point they decided to stop. 
  The plastic wrap and the bubblewrap were otherwise intact.

But then the TSA person did indeed insert the radio upside down in the 
box.  As mention, Alan, had carefully inserted newspaper around all of 
the tubes so even in the upside down position I doubt anything fell out. 
  I have not had time to remove the newspaper yet but expect it to be ok.

As to the shipping via Alaska Airlines.  My son brought it back up.  He 
is an Alaska Gold member and in this case they did not charge him extra 
even though the box was oversize and overweight (although not by much). 
  At his request the box was labeled all over with fragile stickers. 
The box had hand holds so it could really only be lifted in the upright 
position and the box was carefully slid into the oversize delivery area 
right into my hands in Anchorage.  I can't attest to loading the plane 
or unloading of course but the packing was so good, you would have had 
to crush the box a long way to hurt the radio.

Alan, thank you for such a wonderful job of packing and shipping AND for 
the HQ-170.  I enjoyed zero shipping cost versus the approximately 
$150-plus for any other method to Alaska.  I would ship via Alaska Air 
again but maybe label the bubblewrap with This Side UP(other side up) 
for the bubblehead at TSA.

73, Jim
Jim Larsen
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.AL7FS.us/