[ICOM] Shipping rigs

[Dave And Merrijoy]

Hello to the Group,
Lloyd may remember this similiar discussion from the Glowbug group
several years back.  Someone suggested using rolled up blue jean material
between the inner and outer boxes with peanuts or something similiar
between the rolls.  I've had tried that and it works really good, especially
if you get the jean material rolled tightly.
Dave w9ocm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w7kna at juno.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Shipping rigs


> Hi Gary,  Just a note from my experience on packing.  Wadded newspapers 
> are the best that I have used.  They do not migrate.  They do not store 
> energy and release it and are plentifull.  Foamed or solid packing 
> transmitt a wide spectrum of "shock energy".  FYI & 73 Darval Nelson W7KNA
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Gary P. Fiber" <gfiber at comcast.net>
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ICOM] Shipping rigs
> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 07:29:27 -0700
>
> 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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