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

[Cecil Acuff]

Not sure about the Mish boxes but I know the boxes Hank Arney delivers is 
setup specifically for the R-390x series...

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:00 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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