Ifyou ever meet some one who works for UPS in their dstributon/sortng
centers, as about the job.
It is scary when you learn/realize that there people have essentially zero
time to due what has to be done...
All thngs consdered. it s amazng that so many packages make t unharmed.
-----Original Message-----
From: MitchA@pssch.ps.ge.com <MitchA@pssch.ps.ge.com>
To: royanjoy@ncn.net <royanjoy@ncn.net>
Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 7:44 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Re: Option 3 Upgrade
>
>A couple of years ago, I sent my first rig, a Corsair which was an absolute
>11 out of 10 condition from Atlanta to Sevierville (4.5 hrs.??) for minor
>tweaking, via USPS insured. The box had FRAGILE stamped all over it and
when
>it arrived at Ten-Tec, it was completely and utterly destroyed (as in
>circuit boards hanging out of the case).
>I got my $600 insurance money for it in two months, but what a major
>inconvenience plus the disappointment of having my first real radio
>destroyed like that.
>
>Cheers and 73 --
>
>Mitch KJ4DX
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roy Koeppe [mailto:royanjoy@ncn.net]
>Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 1:28 PM
>To: Ten Tec Reflector
>Subject: [TenTec] Re: Option 3 Upgrade
>
>
>
>WD9FRF Wrote:
>
>"UPS, FedEx and others seem to take pride in how many Gs they are able
>to
>subject a package to."
>
>K0UBC had severe shipping damage twice during upgrading. The first time,
>his OMNI-6 actually suffered rear apron metal deformation, along with
>component damage. This had to represent a 15-foot drop??
>
>When I shipped my own 6 back, I saw them stacking similiar cartons to
>mine up against the wall, standing from a ladder! This was in the open
>for customers to observe. Heaven only knows what goes on behind the
>scenes. It's a racket, because WE pay for the insurance for them to
>simply perform the job we pay them to do--deliver the package in one
>piece. Consumer's Union delcared that THEY should be paying the
>insurance fees. Then, if they abuse too many things, their own premiums
>will rise, and limit their ability to compete with compeditors' prices.
>
>K6XK
>
>
>
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