[Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 171, Issue 1

[Gary Smith]

If you want to save a LOT of shipping $$$, go directly to either a UPS 
or FedEx shipping terminal. They are sometimes difficult to find, I have 
saved a more than a few deals by doing this.

Stay out of the store front, life scan, goofy "thinking of you" card and 
whatever guys. To them it is just another package.

Gary...wa6fgi


On 3/1/2017 6:04 AM, amps-request at contesting.com wrote:
> Send Amps mailing list submissions to
> 	amps at contesting.com
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> 	http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> 	amps-request at contesting.com
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> 	amps-owner at contesting.com
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Amps digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>     1. Re: Off topic - help with eHam.net (Roger (K8RI))
>     2. Re: Off topic - help with eHam.net (Tom Osborne)
>     3. Re: Questions on Alpha 8410 (Jim W7RY)
>     4. Shipping Costs (Jim Brown)
>     5. Alpha Switching Diodes (Jim Brown)
>     6. Re: Shipping Costs (Joe)
>     7. Re: Shipping Costs (Catherine James)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:05:48 -0500
> From: "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com>
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Off topic - help with eHam.net
> Message-ID: <946f8054-f6ae-e6a9-db16-42328321a112 at rogerhalstead.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> $475 to ship a Palstar Auto-tuner?  How much did it weigh?
>
> I've received amplifiers in two boxes at well over 100# total from
> Australia for considerably less than that.  OTOH, I was charged nearly
> $200 on import duty, when there should have been none due to a trade
> agreement.  I think it went into somebody's pocket. Calls and e-mails
> went unanswered.  My FT5000MP at 1# under max for UPS was considerably
> less than that from CA.
>
> I agree that the USPS, "If it fits, it ships" boxes are by far the least
> expensive, but I've found USPS to be the least reliable.
>
> Don't have UPS, or FED-X pick up. Ship from their stores. It's much
> cheaper.
> I use both services as well as USPS and have not run into these
> excessive charges..."YET"   OTOH  I've not shipped anything large
> recently.  I did receive an AV680 from the E coast and w whole bunch of
> of AL tubing from DX engineering with quite reasonable charges.
>
> Some companies have outrageous shipping and handling charges.
>
> 73, Roger (K8RI)
>
>
> On 2/28/2017 12:07 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
>> This is the majority opinion, but it is impossible for me to
>> understand, Jim. All the hassle is on the other side.
>>
>> You pack the thing normally.
>>
>> You call UPS or Fedex and get an estimate.
>>
>> You tell the guy how much shipping will cost (it is insane -- my
>> friend in Connecticut GAVE me a Palstar AT-Auto tuner and it cost $475
>> to ship).
>>
>> If he agrees and pays you, you call UPS or Fedex, and they pick it up.
>> Done.
>>
>> The poor guy in his primitive country has to pay the customs duty
>> and/or VAT, but that's not your problem. UPS/Fedex make it easy for
>> him, at a price of course. If you send it by USPS, then he will be at
>> the mercy of his own postal service to clear customs, and that can be
>> a long, long process.
>>
>> 73,
>> Vic, 4X6GP
>> Rehovot, Israel
>> Formerly K2VCO
>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>>
>> On 28 Feb 2017 06:19, Jim Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> I always specify in my ads that I will sell only to US licensed hams
>>> and ship only to the qrz.com address. I've got nothing against folks
>>> in other countries, but shipping and duties can be a hassle that I
>>> don't have time for.
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Amps mailing list
>> Amps at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>>
>
> ---
> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
> https://www.avast.com/antivirus
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:20:53 -0800
> From: Tom Osborne <w7why1 at gmail.com>
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Off topic - help with eHam.net
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAG32hyML1i2anjWhPKQ=06Xy8O4CNYnGtfQaWpV23Kxdvutp6A at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I worked in a shop here in town that did UPS shipping.  There was about a
> 25% markup on shipping charges through our store.  Going to the local UPS
> Store here, it cost WAY more than that to ship the same box by UPS.
>
> Some of these smaller stores just use UPS to bring in customers.  The UPS
> store is in it to make a profit after paying their employees.  Not the best
> way to ship. 73
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Roger (K8RI) <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Don't have UPS, or FED-X pick up. Ship from their stores. It's much
>> cheaper.
>> I use both services as well as USPS and have not run into these excessive
>> charges..."YET"   OTOH  I've not shipped anything large recently.  I did
>> receive an AV680 from the E coast and w whole bunch of of AL tubing from DX
>> engineering with quite reasonable charges.
>>
>> Some companies have outrageous shipping and handling charges.
>>
>> 73, Roger (K8RI)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:23:02 -0600
> From: "Jim W7RY" <jimw7ry at gmail.com>
> To: <ka4inm at gmail.com>
> Cc: "AMPS" <amps at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Questions on Alpha 8410
> Message-ID: <A60A91A90F604A4DA91CA5A14D9E3984 at JimsLaptop>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252";
> 	reply-type=response
>
> Please read Alex's post.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Youvan
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:18 PM
> To: Jim W7RY
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Questions on Alpha 8410
>
>    Hi  Jim W7RY:
>
>> Not if the horse is already out of the barn!
>     Do you mean if you first operate without connecting the ALC it won't
> work when connected after that?
>
>>    Won't the ALC connection keep the FT-1000D from driving the amplifier
>> with 200 Watts?
>     I don't know any of these amplifiers, I do understand how tubes work.

-- 
"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you do read it,
you're misinformed" - Denzel Washington