[R-390] Free for Shipping Cost Stuff

Thu Jun 7 12:28:02 EDT 2018

I'll also add Greyhound is great and for me very convenient but alas as
it's been said Greyhound stations are getting less and less.

I've never had a single package damaged buy them.

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018, 9:21 AM Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I’ll say it again, if you have “unusual” shipping requirements, mention it
> up front. For some, the Greyhound terminal
> is a *long* way away ….. They don’t stop everywhere they used to.
>
> Bob
>
> > On Jun 7, 2018, at 12:00 PM, Barry <n4buq at knology.net> wrote:
> >
> > Amen to that.  I had one shipped that way and it works great.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Barry - N4BUQ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Robert Meadows" <rpmeadow at bellsouth.net>
> >> To: "Bob kb8tq" <kb8tq at n1k.org>, "Perry Sandeen" <sandeenpa at yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: "r-390 at mailman" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:37:45 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [R-390] Free for Shipping Cost Stuff
> >>
> >> Gents,
> >> The very best mode of transport of R 390 and etc radios is via GREYHOUND
> >> EXPRESS.  The packages are hand loaded/unloaded into their bus baggage
> >> compartments as they make their way to the destination Station.
> Handles on
> >> boxes are welcome, not charged for, and there is no conveyor belt auto
> sort
> >> banging and framming going on.  If you have ever seen a package sort
> line,
> >> you will understand.  I had the task of dismantling one, the belt could
> be
> >> run up to about 35 mph as the packages went round and were "sorted"
> with a
> >> whack to the conveyor belt for that zip code...
> >> W4RRD
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> >> Behalf Of Bob kb8tq
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2018 9:57 AM
> >> To: Perry Sandeen
> >> Cc: r-390 at mailman
> >> Subject: Re: [R-390] Free for Shipping Cost Stuff
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I’d also toss in that packing a BA sized gizmo is far from easy. Doing
> so in
> >> a way that stays *under* the magic size limits
> >> is far from simple. In some cases it just can’t be done. Trigger one of
> the
> >> “oversized package” limits and you just added
> >> $$$ to the shipping costs.  If you ever got a 390 from Fair Radio, their
> >> packing was a work of art. Magic sized box and
> >> newspaper for padding ….
> >>
> >> Since this is the R390 list, I’d toss in another comment. One way to
> improve
> >> the chances of one making it through shipping
> >> is to pull the power supply and ship it in another box. To me, that’s a
> bit
> >> much, but it is done. I’d bet it’s another $50 to do it
> >> that way. If you want ( or anything else ) shipped in a very specific
> >> fashion, I would suggest it best to put that in your first
> >> email.
> >>
> >> It’s easy to look at this or that as “all profit” for the seller.
> Unless they
> >> happen to be in business, the shipping process is
> >> a royal pain. Yes, I could be more specific, but this is a “family
> safe” list
> >> :). Anything we can do to make that process
> >> slightly less painful will encourage others to provide us with very neat
> >> stuff that we crave.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>> On Jun 7, 2018, at 2:27 AM, Perry Sandeen via R-390 <
> r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Learned gentlemen,
> >>>
> >>> I will be offering some more stuff to the list.
> >>>
> >>> But please help me out.
> >>>
> >>> First send an original email off list as a reply. Using the reflector
> list
> >>> will stack all the replies into one long mess
> >>>
> >>> Please don't ask what the cost of shipping will be.  I don't know and I
> >>> can't easily find out.  Count on FedEx being about $2 a pound. Shipping
> >>> B/A type stuff is heavy and then I have to buy boxes as packing
> material.
> >>> A minimum cross country package shipping will be $30 to $125. I then
> have
> >>> to make a 25 mile round trip to the FedEx office and by the time I get
> >>> back usually two hours are gone.
> >>>
> >>> A pesonal thought.   When the stuff is free and you have to ask the
> >>> shipping cost, it indicates you really can't afford it.  Either make a
> >>> commitment or don't.  When I get 10 to 20 emails about free stuff I
> don't
> >>> have time for a long extended email exchange.
> >>>
> >>> If you respond, on your email to me please send your real name and full
> >>> addderess plus zip code. This is what I need for fedex. A call sign
> with a
> >>> nickname makes me have to go to the Arrl site to get the FCC address
> and
> >>> then I have to go back to the email and mate the two.  It is a time
> >>> consuming pain.
> >>>
> >>> So please help me out.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Perrier
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