You're probably getting hammered by "dimensional weight".. big, undense
stuff gets socked heavily.
Why not ship it by truck freight? Old Dominion (http://www.odtl.com/ I
think) for instance does this kind of thing fairly inexpensively.
Parcel post through USPS is another alternative.
----- Original Message -----
From: <N4CW@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:28 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Isoloop Packing
> I need to ship an Isoloop antenna to my son-in-law 2500 miles away. I went
to
> a local pack 'n ship place and got some prices on shipping alone; would
you
> believe costs for shipping started around $135 (Fed Ex Home Delivery) to
about
> $550 for motor freight??? That's for an antenna that I paid less than $100
for
> at a hamfest!
> Surely, there's a better way...
> My question: can I bend/form the loop strap (without breaking it) in such
a
> way that I can put it in a smaller box (than with the circular loop --
about
> 46" in diameter)?
> Some of you may have bought or handled an Isoloop a few years back. How
was
> it packaged to ship?
> Thanks,
> Bert, N4CW
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