Steve - tks 4 the offer.
when I squealed, Drake came back:-
We can ship Air Parcel Post at a cost of $18.00. However, we can not
trace
this shipment, if the package does not arrive we are not responsible.
Also they do not take credit cards, hence the $10 bank charges to pay them
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa

"dxAce" wrote in message
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John Plimmer wrote:

Actually, your getting a QSL from the Indo's is quite something - a lot
of
trouble , effort and expense.
You are certainly a very dedicated QSL'er.

Life for us in the Third World is much less easy.
I have to get a new tuning encoder from Drake (whose service dept. are
always brilliant BTW)
It only costs about $12
but then the costs start climbing
$5 handling/packing
$31 postage

$31 for postage? It's just a tiny little part. Even Air-Mail I'm sure I
could
send it to you for far far less.

Would you like me to check?

dxAce


$10 bank charges for processing foreign currency Rand to $
$10 local customs and clearing charge
So its a nightmare, but thankfully, there are other benefits living in
Africa.

So the possibility of getting a prepared QSL card in Indonesian with a
local
Indonesian stamp are out of the question here, as is getting a $ bill.

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 540 s, East 20 d 07 m 541 s.
RX Drake R8B, SW8
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Hearing RRI Fak Fak for the past several days on 4789.95, but at a
reduced
level
compared to the way it was in the last few weeks.

Heard this morning with SCI at 1200, then into news.

dxAce
Michigan