Joseph Gray wrote: "I checked with the local UPS store and having them box it, plus shipping anywhere in the continental US will cost $100 or less. Insurance (assuming $2000 value) is $89. It can be insured for any amount you want, or not at all, if you want to take that risk."
Two things come to mind - 1. Has the restriction on shipping c(a)esium gone away? 2. The R-390 class receivers are about the weight of a 5061. I've never heard anything good from the r390 list about using UPS stores for anything over 10-20 pounds. There have been disaster stories about the condition of sets that were shipped by such stores. They don't understand about double boxing and the ability of an object to settle to the bottom of a pile of peanuts during shipment. Personally, my best shipping experience was an R-391 (pickup only, many states away) that I had picked up, crated and shipped by an air freight company. Cost $150 about 15 years ago. Would have been more expensive if I hadn't picked it up from the air freight terminal at the airport. Well, maybe three things ... 3. Insurance pays the shipper if damage to the package can be proved quickly by the shippee. It is best to be there and refuse to accept the shipment if the box is leaking peanuts. Some trust is required for payment. Regards, Bill Hawkins P.S. Is 20 the right value for beam current, or is it half of normal? _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts