[R-390] Fw: Shipping R-390As , Rick Mish Group Buy, anyone game?

[Bernice & Al]

Hi Scott, Todd & All,

Scott purchased an R-390 from me this past spring. He sent me the shipping container and I 
can tell you that it is superbly designed and built . The R-390 and the R-390A will 
certainly fit without relative movement within the container. The R-390 and the R-390A 
both have the same dimensions or footprint.

For those of you who routinely move these radios should seriously consider this container 
or one similar to it. What should be included in the total  shipping cost is the cost to 
move the empty container.

I also sold an R-390A at the same time. I can tell you that finding the proper size, 
double walled  boxes that will fit inside each other including two or three inches of 
rigid foam is a real chore. Whatever type of container you use the main thing to keep in 
mind is there must not be relative movement within the containers, radio and box OR box to 
box.

I took photos of Scott's empty box and the one I used for the R-390A. If Scott does not 
mind I will Email the photo to those that want them.

Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Fw: Shipping R-390As , Rick Mish Group Buy, anyone game?


> In a message dated 8/27/2005 8:22:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> odyslim at comcast.net writes:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Bauer" <odyslim at comcast.net>
>
>
>> Rick Mish has the ultimate shipping cartons. There is a shipping
>> standard called V73C which I think is a military requirement.
>> Anyhow, his uses that. The carton(s) consist of an inner foam
>> lined double wall box and an outer foam lined doubled double wall
>> box. That is 3 in all. The foam is like something one might see in
>> a gun case but firmer. To this date mine has made over 20 one
>> way trips. I use it when buying radios. The cost of the box is
>> $125.00 but well worth it. After the 20 trips the math comes to
>> $6.25 per trip. Personally, I do not believe any carrier could
>> damage this set up. I work for Mack Trucks and we ship UPS
>> out in several 45 ft trailers per day. We also use Fedex and DHL.
>> UPS ground is the absolute worst way to ship heavy cartons. We
>> have had cartons returned from customers that had tire tracks where
>> there used to be a carton. We export with DHL and I have never
>> seen a damaged carton come back from them.
>> SO if one has plans do ship more than once, I highly recommend
>> spending the $125.00 and buying one of Rick Mishes V73C specials.
>> If you think about it, what the radio is shipped in is actually the
>> insurance
>> protection.
>> The only downfall is Rick needs to order 6 at a time. SO, how about a
>> group buy???  I am in for one. Anynody Else? We only need 5 more!
>>
>> Scott W3CV
>
> Hi Scott, sounds like a good idea. Do you know if the cartons have the inside
> padding specifically cut to fit the R-390A? A one-size-fits-all padding may
> not be the best solution. The R-390A has the rack-handles protruding from the
> front and unless the padding was tailor-made to fit the R-390A chassis exactly
> it may not afford maximum protection if the box was dropped several feet. The
> R-390A should be rock-solid inside an exact-fit cut-to-size padding, no room
> for slop or shifting inside the box. 73 Todd WD4NGG
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