[Amps] What contry customs drilled the holes?

[Charles Harpole]

which nation?

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com   
 > From: tobias.wellnitz at googlemail.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:48:48 +0100
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Customs drilled a hole in my GU74b / 4CX800s
> 
> Hi,
> 
> a friend of mine recently was very generous and sent me four used 4CX800 /
> GU74b which he didn’t need anymore.
> 
> The tubes where traveling a while and through several non-EU countries.
> Today the parcel finally arrived.
> 
> I have already heard wild stories about customs, but I didn’t expect this:
> 
> *Customs drilled holes in two tubes and later opened them with a saw.
> 
> I compiled a couple of pictures on my website:
> 
> http://www.dh1tw.de/customs-break-my-tubes-4cx800-gu74b
> 
> Anyone else had already similar experiences?
> 
> *Btw: Is it true that these tubes contain Beryliumoxid and thoriated
> thungsten?
> 
> What is the health risk going out from an opened tube?
> *
> 73 Tobias
> EA4/DH1TW
> *
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