[R-390] 390a shipping methods

[Roy Morgan]

At 05:30 PM 7/17/2007, James A. (Andy) Moorer wrote:
>Anybody know how to ship boatanchors internationally? ...
>Now the USPS in its wisdom has eliminated international surface, a.k.a. 
>"slow boat to China". UPS, DHL, FedEx and those guys start at $350.

Not long ago I was part recipient of a shipment from Germany. The sender 
did all the legwork at that end and UPS-SCS (UPS Supply Chain Services) 
helped on this end.

>  Plus, I am told there is some problem with customs at the other end when 
> you use a private shipper -

I was told that I could personally manage the US Customs process here if I 
wanted to walk into the Customs office, do the paperwork, and then come 
back later that day to see if it had been "cleared" yet.  I/we decided to 
let the UPS-SCS folks manage that.

Trouble is that the time required cost local storage fees in addition to 
the fee charged by USPS-SCS to do it.  In the end, it was not TOO bad 
considering the size of the shipment (about 1100 pounds in two containers).

>...How will I get my next EK-07?

Ah, the fabled EK-07!  The more here the merrier.  (Or should that be the 
moorer here the merrier.. How many do you have now?)

Any unwanted Rhode and Schwartz dual channel ssb demodulators should be 
sent to the address below.  heheh.

Roy


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