[R-390] Shipping R-390A...

[Steve Toth]

There is also Fastenal 3PL (Third Party Logistics)- Their freight service for shipping heavy items.  Some of my car buddies have used them to ship engine blocks and other car parts. Similar to Fed-X Standby.

I personally prefer Fed X ground for shipping radio gear as I had a very bad R390A experience with UPS due to very poor packaging by a UPS store near where the radio was sourced (the seller did not want to pack it himself and did not tell me after I specified how i wanted it packed). - Steve  W7SJT
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      From: Renee K6FSB <k6fsb.1 at gmail.com>
 To: Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org>; Clay Nicolsen <clay5477 at gmail.com> 
Cc: R-390 Forum <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
 Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 10:49 AM
 Subject: Re: [R-390] Shipping R-390A...
   
what about greyhound? we used to send rigs that way...but that was a 
long time ago

On 2019-02-26 9:50 a.m., Bob kb8tq wrote:
> Hi
>
> Both UPS and FedEx now claim they will ship up to 150 pound packages. Their dimensional
> specs are the same as well. Many years ago there were some differences between what each
> would handle.
>
> If you are shipping international, always check the exact details for where the box is going. The
> costs will always be high, but there also may be a few surprises as well ….
>
> In terms of who is best, I’ve had them all destroy boxes. I’ve also had them all do a fine job
> delivering identical boxes on other occasions.
>
> Bob
>
>> On Feb 26, 2019, at 12:43 PM, Clay Nicolsen <clay5477 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Excellent series of posts on shipping these beasts!
>>
>> I'm about to send one off to Rick Mish. I'm considering buying one of his
>> boxes. It might just be money well spent.
>>
>> Here's my question: What's the best shipping service to use for a near-100
>> pound box? Obviously, cost is going to be high, but I'm guessing some
>> shippers might be prohibitive.
>>
>> Is UPS/FedEx even an option? DHL? Or would I be better off using a trucking
>> service?
>>
>> Tia,
>> Clay NF7X
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