[ICOM] Shipping rigs

[ve4xt at mts.net]

I've always had success following the ARRL Handbook's recommended shipping packaging: packed inside the OEM box (if available) with the OEM protection and then packed in another box with at least an inch from outside of the inner box to the inside of the outer box, with foam or bubble wrap filling the gap. Received many radios from Burghardt and private hams and sent many radios this way. No issues.

Note: some current OEM packaging material is designed (and safe) for only the original shipment. I believe this applies to the lightweight foam inside plastic wrap that appears to have foamed the radio in place.

73, kelly
ve4xt
> 
> From: "Gary P. Fiber" <gfiber at comcast.net>
> Date: 2010/05/22 Sat AM 09:29:27 CDT
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ICOM] Shipping rigs
> 
> Shipping rigs if you take your time and pack the rig correctly or have 
> it packed correctly no damage should come  from shipping.
> The shipper could toss the rig across the room and it will not get 
> damaged. The problem arises when we try to skimp on packing because we 
> don't have on hand the required materials.
> Sometime when around a FedEX shipping place ask to see one of their 
> laptop shipping boxes. I shipped two laptops to my kids using those 
> boxes and absolutely no problem with them when they arrived.
> I suspect one could use the laptop box for mobiles. Its not free but 
> costs $10.00 and that is not refunded when you ship.
> While at Icom the shipping department tried several ways of shipping an 
> IC-781 around. The found using the shipping peanuts the rig would 
> migrate to the bottom of the box no matter how tightly packed.
> They also found of using bubble plastic and placed the rough side, 
> actual bubbles on the outside and smooth side against the rig this 
> slowed down the migration.
> The best way was to have the rig foamed in place, though fewer placed 
> seem to offer that type of packaging.
> Rigs like the current IC-7800 come in their own box on a ship, in a 
> container from Japan. Rigs like the IC-7000 come maybe 4 to a case but 
> that same way.
> They seem to arrive with no damage. Icom America mostly ships to dealer 
> using ground transportation, always was UPS they may have changed these 
> days.
> One time when UPS was on strike we used priority mail, found the parcel 
> was received undamaged and arrived faster than UPS. Now with the flat 
> rate up to 70 lbs its a good way to ship.
> Just remember the KEY is in how you pack it.Follow UPS or FedEX packing 
> instructions both are on the web or the USPS packing instructions, then 
> go play basket ball with your packages rig ti mostly likely will survive.
> 
> I once had a fellow stuff a R-7000 receiver into a FedEx box with merely 
> a handful of peanuts then called to see if it had arrived and if any 
> damage occurred. It was damaged and he got it repaired on Fed Ex's dime.
> I suspected it was not working before it was shipped and he wanted FedEX 
> to foot the bill but just let it go.
> 
> Gary Fiber K8IX
> 
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