[R-390] Double Boxing an R-389/R-390/R-390A/R-391 to avoid damage

[ToddRoberts2001@aol.com]

<PRE>Greetings to everyone! I recently joined the mailing list and hope I can 
contribute. In my experiences in shipping these radios I have always seemed 
to have pretty good success when I insist on having the receiver 
Double-Boxed. Even if the shipper does not do a first-class job of packing, 
the chances of survival are much greater if I have the sender double-box the 
radio. Especially on eBay ask the seller to describe how he will be packing 
the radio while you are bidding, before the auction is over, and insist on 
having the radio double-boxed. A seller who is concerned will always try to 
do his best to make sure the radio will arrive safely. So far I have never 
had a radio arrive in damaged condition when it was double-boxed. I am sure 
there are exceptions to this but double-boxing increases the radio's chances 
for survival tremendously. 73 Todd WD4NGG .