[R-390] Info on Shipping R-390As via FedEx Ground

[Tim Shoppa]

A thought on shipping:

My only experience with shipping R-390A's is the yellow striper I got
from Fair Radio.  It was packed in a nice heavy box, with a few inner
partitions of cardboard/thick foam, but far and away the packing material
used was wadded newspaper.

I think that Fair ships the R-390A all in one box (rather than pulling
the power supply and shipping it separately) because UPS treats
all extra-heavy packages (>70 lbs) by not using the automated conveyer
lines but by a more manual (and presumably more gentle) method.

I can tell you that despite the weight (probably 90lbs in total) of
the box from Fair Radio, the outside was pristine and unscarred.  I
contrast this with far smaller and lighter boxes I get through UPS
that look like they were run over by trucks.

Again, this is just a thought.  By no means can I personally guarantee
that UPS will handle any extra-heavy ( > 70lbs) package with kid gloves.
But it's my observation.

Tim.