[R-390] Free for Shipping Cost Stuff

Fri Jun 8 21:00:14 EDT 2018

Sorry to clog up the list with useless info. But darn, what I would give to
have a R-390! My wife would have a fit, my 8 year old daughter would wonder
what's so special about an old metal box until something shiny caught her
attention somewhere else, but I'd be in nerd heaven! I would literally be
awake the entire week

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
wrote:

> 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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