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

[federico]

Hi to All my friends,
                     I got from Rick an R-390/URR and an R-389/URR shipped 
from the States to Italy in MILITARY FASTPACK (that is the box that you 
described before) in both cases they reached me without any damages and I 
still have the box that I employ to storage or ship heavy radios like R-
274/FRR. 73 to all my Friends de IZ1FID




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From: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>, <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:57:52 -0500
Subject: Re: [R-390] Fw:  Shipping R-390As , Rick Mish Group Buy, anyone game?

> 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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