I have a daughter in Norway and send things back and forth all the time. If you are sending mp3 files copied onto a thumb drive there should be no problem as long as the drive is formatted FAT32. All common systems can read those. Mac can read but not write NTFS. Windows cannot read Mac OS. I have burned DVDs and used them on both Windows and OS X.
It is true that video DVDs are sometimes have a region code: Roughly 1 - America, 2- Europe, 3 elsewhere. With rare exceptions any player or computer only plays one region or those with no code. The code is so movie countries can control when a region is able to get a movie and so they can't be sent from one region to another. That said there is no duty on CDs or DVDs. I have gone through customs with as many as 200 CDs at one time. These were commercial CDs so there was no issues about copyright. Certain software is subject to export control but for MP3 files the only issue would be copyright which I doubt would be raised. As for stamps - both the domestic and global forever stamps are good for only one ounce - except the global stamp is good for 2 ounces to Canada. Two ounces to England is $2.25 if it contains a rigid object. The really bad news is that an envelope containing a thumb drive more than 1/4 inch thick may well be classed as a large envelope and 2 ounces to England is $6.55. Also since the letter will contain items other than documents you may need to attach a customs declaration. This is no biggie as you just call it a thumb drive and check the gift box. It should be duty free. However you will need to use an envelope that is large enough for the stamp, address and customs form. This may increase your weight. At 3 ounces the price is $3.20 AND $9.55. Disclaimer: With a daughter and grandchildren overseas we send a lot of mail and packages. The above is based on my experiences and reading of USPS regulations. Your post office may tell you different. David K0LUM On Apr 8, 2013, at 1:28 AM, David Cutter wrote: > Fred > > Well, that's quite a story and thank you for sharing it with us. I can > clearly see your logic and it makes me want to acquire your library for my > club even more, given the added value you describe. > > There is probably a category of import - export regulations that covers > lending services to avoid tax but I've a feeling that we might be below a > threshold, so, I'll just take a chance with that. > > I'm not sure, but I think DVDs have some regional aspect and one recorded in > the US might not work on a European machine. Posting discs is a very > convenient package but a thumb drive beats it on capacity, so: thumb drive it > is. > > I'll use your address in QRZ.com. > > Thanks again > > David > G3UNA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Fred Townsend > To: 'David Cutter' > Cc: Elecraft Mail List > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 11:13 PM > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club? > > > David: > > I am replying to the list because I have received similar offline requests > for K3 video download lists/URLs or better yet select download lists/URLs. > Let me explain some of the fallacies of those requests. > > First my library consists of files, not URLs. The files were downloaded at > maxim resolution available and stored only as mp4 videos. Duplicate files > were removed. Multiple parts were combined. Whenever possible defects or > commercial insertions were edited out. Duplicated file names for dissimilar > files were renamed. This means that searching the Internet for my file names > will only be partially successful. > > In addition to the aforementioned name issues the idea of a select download > list begs the question, On what basis was the selection made? We are not all > of common purpose. > > My intentions were to first create a personal resource for creating various > training presentations which would culminate in the production of a menu > driven DVD. Since the material is intended for personal use, no investigation > of copyrights or other restrictions has been pursued. > > In getting the material to John I first considered sending a raw DVD ROM to > him but I abandoned that idea when I saw I had more material than a one DVD > ROM would hold. Since a thumb drive is less than 2 ounces I can send it as > first class USPS postage for one forever stamp. At the time I had no idea > anyone on the other side of the big pond would want copies. I also have no > idea whether thumb drives can be freely transferred by international mail or > whether they might be subject to valuation, tariff, or valued added tax. I > would hope they would be treated like an international lending library > e-book, i.e. something that is sent out and returned shortly. Assuming costs > are reasonable I still consider thumb drives as faster than trying to > discover and download material which has taken me years to accumulate. Your > thoughts David? > > 73 > > Fred, AE6QL > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Cutter [mailto:d.cut...@ntlworld.com] > > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 2:34 AM > > To: Fred Townsend > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club? > > > > Hello Fred > > > > I am very interested in your set of videos but it would be easier for many > to download them from a list with their urls for those not in your geographic > area. I can see it would be time-consuming for you to do that, so, perhaps > your selection of the best? > > > > 73 > > > > David > > G3UNA > > Chairman, Ripon And District Amateur Radio Society > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fred Townsend" <fptowns...@earthlink.net> > > To: <k...@arrl.net> > > Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; "'John Fritze'" <fritzej...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 6:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 presentation for a club? > > > > > >> John, as a former program director I can verify it is difficult to talk > >> about sounds without reproducing that sound. Yes you can add sound to > >> Power > >> Point presentations but why reinvent the wheel? I have a substantial > >> collection (>70) of videos (with sound) downloaded mostly from Youtube. I > >> will be using these videos for my field day presentation on the K3. You > >> can > >> search Youtube for them or I would be happy to share these videos with > >> anyone that wants them. I also have them for the KX3. > >> > >> The question becomes how to share. I checked and they will fit on a 8 gig > >> thumb drive (16 gig if you want the KX3 too). If you (or anyone else) > >> wants > >> to send me their thumb drive I can fill them. Stick a few stamps with the > >> drive and I will fill it up and return it the same day received. I'm good > >> in > >> QRZ > >> 73 > >> Fred, AE6QL > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
