Go to the USPS web site and calculate international shipping for your two
items. I recently shipped a YC-156 tube to Italy and the rate was less than
a third what Fedex wanted. I have a friend at Fedex who told me USPS has a
contract with Fedex to ship nearly every international item for them!My
shipment took less than two weeks shipping time from the West Coast to
Italy...Just be sure to package properly because the gorillas that handle
the packages don`t care...Jim...K7RDX..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg@hotmail.com>
To: <hkman@comcast.net>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Shipping Alpha 91b from US to Eu
>
> Direct Passenger flights from New York JFK, to Ljubljana, run
> consistently around $850 at the momnet. 3 Carriers at least show up on
the
> Booking computers, Lufthansa, Swiss Air, and Austrian Air.
>
> Don't know what weight limits are, but if a clearing house was organized
to
> match up folks who need to move such objects, to passengers who are
> otherwise travelling light, (Lets call them Sherpas) The combined needs
> might be able to drive down the cost of independent transportation.
> Would transportation security rules allow a passenger to meet up with a
> person (who then becomes a Sherpa) who needs to transport (Say a 2
> package, 90 lb load) overseas, and agree on a price, that might be far
lower
> than the combined price for the Passenger Ticket, and the transportation
> charges, that would incur if the item was simply shipped?
>
> This would not pass the test that I remember, that I was asked while
flying,
> some years ago "Sir, has anyone asked you to transport baggage on his
> behalf? That is, are you carrying anything with you that is not your own
> baggage?"
>
> Hmmmm... Not only that, but a 40 lb transformer, in a carry on bag, might
> cause some excitement at the exit of the passenger boarding X-Ray
machines.
> HI.
>
> **************
> Someone said:
> You could try getting your brother to get a price direct from the airlines
> for air freight. Lufthansa or BA would be my first choice, but anyone who
> flies directly from the US to Slovenia would be better - I don't know of
an
> airline that does, but there may be one.
>
> All the Best, 73,
> Pat Barthelow aa6eg@hotmail.com
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