[R-390] 390a shipping methods

[Tom Norris]

On Jul 17, 2007, at 8:44 AM, Barry wrote:

>> I have never shipped one outbound myself.
>>
>> But the yellow striper I got from Fair Radio came in:
>>
>> A single big stiff cardboard box.
>>
>> And was padded with... NEWSPAPER.
>>
>> And was shipped as an extra-heavy package through UPS.
>>

[snip]

> I bought an RF deck from Fair.  It was packed in a plain cardboard  
> box with newspaper padding.  The shafts had poked through the box  
> when I received it.  It wasn't damaged, but it certainly wasn't  
> packed like I think it should have been.
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
> _____________________________________________________________
>


I've bought all sorts of things from Fair over several decades -  
large, small, delicate, huge and heavy and not a one has suffered  
damage with their wadded newspaper method.  It's not a *bad* way of  
packing, but there are better.  With our radios becoming colectors  
items, I'd not pack one that way today, I'd use the other fellows  
methods.  I used to have a source of reusable firm-foam boxes for  
shipping '390's back and forth back when I was doing such things, but  
that source dried up when I switched jobs.    But.... when all else  
fails, double box.  UPS will take packages up to 125 pounds or so,  
that's how I shipped mine, as that was usually what they weighed  
after I packed the heck out them.

Tom NU4G

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