[R-390] Shipping heavy boat anchors overseas from USA question

[Barry Williams]

At those prices, maybe it's worth checking into lessening the 
weight/price by taking out the power supply and shipping it separately.



the other other Barry
> Hi  gang.
> I'd like to ship a 45 pound boat anchor RF amp to Poland from Florida. I
> checked  with the USPS and they want $760 dollars. UPS, thinks $825 would be
> the right  price. Fedex is even worse I'm told. How do you folks ship R 390
> radio's  overseas? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Dana -
> K1RQ   Bradenton, Florida
>
>
>
> Hi, there is something about shipping to Poland that USPS requires GXG (
> Global Express
> Guaranteed ) that is the most expensive way to ship. It would arrive in
> Poland in 3 days guaranteed. If you were shipping an item to a place like
> Switzerland you could use a cheaper service like Priority Mail
> International and the price would
> be half or less. Also USPS cost is cheaper if you pay online vs pay in
> person at the Post Office. They may
> have accounted for that in the $760 price.
>
> As always you will need to pack everything securely and possibly ship the
> transformer and tubes
> separately.
>
> Shipping air freight to and from an airport sounds like the cheapest way as
>   others have
> mentioned.
>
> 73 - Todd WD4NGG
>