[Kenwood] What if we have no orig. boxes? (was Re: Value of a TS-990 and a TS-2000x?)

[Rick Poole]

At 07:03 AM 6/21/2017, RON GOLDSTEIN wrote:


>Jim, as Bob K3AC said, DO NOT attempt to ship the 990 without the 
>original double boxes and Styrofoam inserts. The radio is too big & 
>heavy to ship without them.


Good morning, Ron.

So, what do we do if we do not have, and can not get, the original boxes?

I have a TS-950SDX that needs repair.  I did not get the original box 
when I bought it, which Just Happens (if the seller just plain 
doesn't have the original box, what was I supposed to do?).  So I 
drove out to a professional packer and box maker in Portsmouth, NH 
with radio in hand, and had a custom box special-made for the 
transceiver, with 3 inches of higher-density foam on front, back, 
sides, top, and bottom, and a custom cutout made to fit the radio.  I 
was going to get them to make me one of those squirt-in foam-in-place 
inserts, which they could have done, but the box maker talked me out 
of it and said what they gave me was better.  In any case it's far 
better than anything any manufacturer ever provided.  I would almost 
even give it to United Parcel Smashers to ship, which is really 
saying something (but, I said "almost"... I still won't let UPS touch it).

Still, even so, the only facility in the world that I trust to fix 
this thing correctly will not accept it without the original box, no 
exceptions.  That's their policy and I respect it, but the hard fact 
is the original box is not and will not be available.  So now I have 
a very expensive doorstop due to what could easily be a relatively 
simple fix (I have a very good idea what is wrong with it but no 
longer have the eyesight or the finger dexterity to fix it myself).

If anyone has any ideas I'm all ears, but mainly I just wanted to 
point out that not all of us have the luxury of original boxes, even 
if we did they may not be in the best of condition, and there are 
other options that are just as good or better, if one is willing to 
pay for them (custom-made boxes are not cheap).



Rick WA1RKT
Londonderry, NH
Catch me on 14.300 MHz Intercon / MMSN most days