Hi all still waiting for my SA but hopefully it will ship soon. Can't wait really as got stuck in UK at the moment so set up lab here but no equipment to speak of so scratching about with what I have.
had another problem with DHL in Spain they get the order then say as you live outside a major town the they ask for a ridiculous amount extra to deliver.! Thier definition for this is very vauge and they even class a DHL office as outside the delivery address! I will not use them in Spain. In the UK they are fine.?
On Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 16:52 EB4APL, <eb4apl@...> wrote:
Today DHL delivered me a couple of tinySA.
Still no powered it up, but I want to note that the packaging was really
good, thanks Maggie.
The only negative comment is about DHL. DHL is a carrier and also a
customs clearance agent and they make extra money with it.
When using normal mail for receiving parcels from China usually I have
not to pay anything, but DHL charged me 10� for customs duties plus 20�
for the "service".
I forgot to say Maggie to sent it using common mail, it is cheaper for
both.
I had a similar experience when I bought my first AirSpy SDR receiver, I
choose FedEx or UPS (I don't remember which one) instead of common mail
expecting a safer service, but when it arrived they called me asking for
a ridiculous sum for clearing the customs. I refused and made the
clearance myself, not before a long discussion about charging me just
for giving me the shipping documents.
So when I bought another Airspy receiver I choose mail and the parcel
arrived at my door without paying any extra.
This may not apply to all countries, but it is true for Spain and even
worse for other countries.
Now I (and a friend) have another toy to play with.
Regards,
Ignacio EB4APL
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