Subject: Packing A Boatanchor For Shipping
From: David Stinson
Date: 12/3/2004 1:06 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id: PO2sd.83$3T2.71@trnddc04
Mike Andrews wrote:
Yes, it's overkill. I figure that overkill when shipping boatanchors
is just about right.
Not many people will happily agree to the $35 worth of "overkill"
you just defined. Sounds stupid to balk at $35 to protect
a $300 radio, but you'd be surprised how many people
do just that.
I bought a SP-600JX-17 several years ago, the fellow shipped it from Michigan
in a box that just fit it. Out 4 sheets of newspaper on the bottom, same on top
and sealed it with tape.
Someone was looking over this dufus, 'cause it arrived unscathed. It was a
23XXX serial no. JX-17 with ceramic disc caps and was beautiful.
The luck of the Irish or something prevailed on that one.
Les Locklear
Monitoring since '57
Collins 51J4
Hammarlund HQ-120X
Hammarlund SP-600JX-14
Ten Tec RX-350D
Yaesu FRG-100
Alpha Delta Sloper
Quantum QX Loop
Various Longwires
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