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I think I have news, but then I may not.

I ordered two microSD cards for a Raspberry Pi 4
project last week and I got the envelope today.
It is a 18.0cm by 12.25cm padded envelope with thin
bubble padding on the inside and a search will have
to be done to find the source.

Two things.? A rubber stamp was used with red ink
to mark the envelope as NON-MACHINABLE (not shouting
here, but it is all caps so the USPS will see it).

The stamp used costs $0.72 USD at the present time
and they are like forever stamps.



or
in URL format.

I'll go back to the 4.096MHz project in a few days to see if it
is possible.? Weight has to be under 1.00000 oz.? :-)

FYI

chuck, k7qo

PS.? I'm guessing the envelopes won't be cheap, i.e. under the cost
of the stamp.

My local Dollar Store has them.

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On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 4:26 PM chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...>
wrote:

I think I have news, but then I may not.

I ordered two microSD cards for a Raspberry Pi 4
project last week and I got the envelope today.
It is a 18.0cm by 12.25cm padded envelope with thin
bubble padding on the inside and a search will have
to be done to find the source.

Two things. A rubber stamp was used with red ink
to mark the envelope as NON-MACHINABLE (not shouting
here, but it is all caps so the USPS will see it).

The stamp used costs $0.72 USD at the present time
and they are like forever stamps.




or
in URL format.

I'll go back to the 4.096MHz project in a few days to see if it
is possible. Weight has to be under 1.00000 oz. :-)

FYI

chuck, k7qo

PS. I'm guessing the envelopes won't be cheap, i.e. under the cost
of the stamp.

I use the non-machinable forever "Butterfly" stamps all the time ($.70). A second oZ is an additional $.14. But beware with those and large envelopes ("flats"), it MUST be reasonably flat (SD card OK, many SMD parts OK, 1/4W resistors, Crystals, TO-92 transistors, etc OK but some larger electronic parts like a right angle header are not). Although the specs are to a 1/4" maximum (same as a mailbox slot) I have run around in circles and ended up paying a higher price for a "Bump" less than 1/4" but probably not by much. I try to put the parts between 2 business cards when possible to help protect them and keep as flat as possible. Large envelopes ("Flats") are the next up and they are really picky with the "Bump" and I usually end up loosing the argument and paying the $3.50 package price in the end.
GL with the snail mail, may your postman just stamp it and move it along.
73 John kc9on