Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread John Marvin
In general, the quality of service that you perceive from the USPS, UPS or FedEx is almost completely due to the behavior of your local delivery person. None of the carriers treat your package with kid gloves, and a lot of it is automated such that they really don't pay any attention to "Fragil

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Edward R Cole
In today's USPS, both UPS and FedEx also carry the "mail" so one cannot be sure who the "actual carrier" is. I have no home delivery of US Mail so my USPS packages are held secure inside the PO. Both UPS and FedEx delivery are drop n scoot (lucky if you are home and hear the knock). And ther

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Don Wilhelm
ock away. Wes N7WS Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution I have never had a good experience with USPS’ handling of package deliveries, particularly heavy (expensive) ones. Gary W2CS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Pete Michaelis - N8TR
That's odd. I got my shipping notice Friday (ordered first day 2.5 hours after email) and also a UPS tracking number which I have been using to track the amps progress. 73, Pete - N8TR At 06:17 PM 4/18/2018, alapa...@w2cs.net wrote: I’m a day-2 KPA1500 patient waiter. I got the email

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Grant Youngman
tuffed in the slot. There > are keyed lock boxes in the cluster for such things but they weren't used. > > To add insult, the package wasn't even mine, but belongs to a neighbor a > block away. > > Wes N7WS > > > > Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caut

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Wes Stewart
half and permanently creased to make room for a package stuffed in the slot.  There are keyed lock boxes in the cluster for such things but they weren't used. To add insult, the package wasn't even mine, but belongs to a neighbor a block away. Wes  N7WS Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 C

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Bill Johnson
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution Hi, My order online invoice for KPA1500 states shipping method: UPS. 73, RoyK6XK -Original Message- From: alapa...@w2cs.net Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:17 PM To: elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution I’m a day-2 KPA1500 patient

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread na5n
alapa...@w2cs.net writes: Elecraft used U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to send the amp cross-country. I have never had a good experience with USPS’ handling of package deliveries, particularly heavy (expensive) ones. I live rather rural, no mail delivery in our remote desert area. Get my mai

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread Roy Koeppe
Hi, My order online invoice for KPA1500 states shipping method: UPS. 73, RoyK6XK -Original Message- From: alapa...@w2cs.net Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:17 PM To: elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution I’m a day-2 KPA1500 patient waiter. I got the email 2 days ago

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Caution

2018-04-18 Thread alapa...@w2cs.net
I’m a day-2 KPA1500 patient waiter. I got the email 2 days ago and today it shipped. There’s one potential problem. It must have been mentioned on this reflector and I missed it. Elecraft used U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to send the amp cross-country. I have never had a good experience with