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

[Scott Bauer]

 Hi Al & group.

 Please do share the pics with anybody that would like to see. I cant
say enough good about Ricks " Fastpacs".
 BTW, Fedex charges me $19.00 to ship the empty container from
Baltimore to Toledo where Rick lives.
 If we do get 6 takers, I suggest that everybody send payment directly
to Rick Mish along with postage. Rick can determine that price for you.
 At this time we have 2 interested. 4 more needed. The cost is $125.00
plus shipping.
 Thanks agian Al for the wonderful R390. It is being used every day and
works perfectly. I love it.

 Regards, Scott W3CV




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernice & Al" <saglek at videotron.ca>
To: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Fw: Shipping R-390As , Rick Mish Group Buy, anyone 
game?


> 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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