Hans,
I grew curious as to why two shipments of Ultimate kits might show
a difference of more than a month in delivery time to the US.??? So
I retrieved both packages from the basement and compared them.???
The faster package is marked "Small Packet" and has a return
address.??? The slower package has neither.??? The faster package is
also declared for 3 gram heavier weight than the slower one.
I can only speculate that the lack of return address or perhaps
underdeclared weight may have routed the slower package for more
scrutiny before delivery.
73,
Michael??? KD4SGN
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Hi Michael
Your order 1050 of two U2 kits (20m and 30m) was
shipped on 30-Apr-2013, it was in the first batch to be
shipped. If it does not turn up, I will have another sent to
you. However the kits are still in preparation stage, none are
available to ship yet.???
It certainly seems like a very long shipping time.
However, I went back through my records and found that the
same thing happened to you before!???
You ordered an Ultimate kit (U1) on 11-July-2012.
We started having correspondence about it going missing, on
11-August-2012. At that time Steve G0XAR was shipping, from
the UK. He sent you a replacement kit on 13-August-2012. You
reported that both the replacement kit, AND the original one,
turned up together on 21-August-2012 on the same day.???
So in that case it appears that UK to US shipping
of your first Ultimate kit took 6 weeks (the replacement
taking only 1 week). That kind of delay appears very rare and
it seems a big coincidence that it has happened to you twice
now. So I wonder if there is something particular/peculiar
about your local customs office or post office. Very strange.
In any event the prior experience seems to suggest
that we should wait a bit longer. Anyway, we have no choice in
the matter, since there are currently no U2 kits to be able to
ship a replacement yet anyway.
Fingers crossed, I hope it turns up soon.
73 Hans G0UPL
