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

[Rick Poole]

By a magic miracle, I found an original Kenwood TS-950SDX shipping 
box in decent condition with both of the original styrofoam inserts.

And now I understand fully why the original styrofoam inserts are so important.

You can get a custom made shipping box fabricated like I did, with 
three inches of high-density foam rubber all around, but it will put 
some amount of pressure on the controls of the front panel.  I have 
no idea whether that's enough pressure to do any damage, but I think 
it might be, which is why the manufacturer's styrofoam inserts are 
designed to hold the front panel in place without touching any of the controls.

Likewise the back panel... the transmit and receive antenna 
loop-throughs and the two cables that come up from the DSP unit both 
stick out a bit from the back panel and could be damaged by undue 
pressure.  I had disconnected all of that and taped it to the back 
panel with gaffer's tape . . . but with the factory back panel 
styrofoam insert I don't have to do that.

So, the radio is all packed up . . . correctly, this time . . . and 
will be on its way to Clif Holland this morning.

If I had to ship the radio without the original box, I would still be 
fairly comfortable doing so with the custom-made box I have, but I 
would fabricate some pieces of styrofoam to space off the front and 
back panels and keep the controls and the cables from undue stress.



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