[Amps] Information Needed for Shipping Alpha &&

[Ron]

One thing that I tried and had some success with is to pretend that you 
don't have a touch tone phone and never give a hint that you do by 
pressing any buttons.
Eventually after listening for several minuets , some operator would 
pick up and you get to speak with a human....Imagine That!
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Ron


Smith, Dave wrote:

>Friends,
>
>I have purchased an Alpha 77 amp and with it come the dilemma of shipping. I have tried contacting Alpha Power (Crosslink Inc) this morning to see if I could buy a shipping container. After 6 phone calls, I was finally able to reach the voice mail of a lady in human resources. Only a few times in my life have I ever been so frustrated!  I've left her voice mail and not sure if I'll hear back from her without FAX'ing over a resume.
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>I talked to a gentleman last evening who has owned several of these amps over the years and his advice is to remove the transformer, and ship it separately. Remove the tubes, wrap them in bubble wrap and put them where the transformer was. He suggests double boxing the amp and have it strapped to a wooden pallet. 
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions on (1) how to deal with the !@#$%^&* voicemail tree at Alpha and (2) suggestions on shipping so it arrives in one piece.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Dave / W6TE
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>David R. Smith, Telecommunication Engineer
>Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
>Information Systems and Technology Services (ISTS)
>650, "O" St, 3rd Floor, Fresno, CA 93760
>8 821-5140 (Company)
>559 263-5140 (Outside)
>559 262-5140 (Pager)
>559 240-1459 (Cell)
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