[time-nuts] US Shipping Was huntron tracker advice

[Steve Rooke]

Hmmm... International Traffic in Arms Regulations, well I don't like
to poke holes in that excuse but unless the US customs are REALLY
paranoid, I can't see how most of the items I have tried to purchase
would be covered under this. But, I suppose you could poke someone in
the eye with a ball-point pen therefore it could be labled an an arm
but I'm sure there are other reasons for most of refusals to ship
outside the 48 States. It's not just a couple of dealers who take this
position, it seems to be the case with a number of sellers sadly.

What I need is a magic wormhole that runs from a US address and ends
up in my home. Anyone got a design for one of these, sort of like a
stargate :-)

73, Steve - ZL3TUV

2008/11/27 Robert Atkinson <robert8rpi at yahoo.co.uk>:
> One reasion why many US dealers will not ship otside the USA is the ITAR export regulations (Google it!). These are very hard to follow and the penalties are heavy. I know a couple of dealers have been warned and have just decided not to export anything rather than take the risk.
> Robert G8RPI.
>
> --- On Thu, 27/11/08, Steve Rooke <sar10538 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Steve Rooke <sar10538 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting withoutschematic advise
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Date: Thursday, 27 November, 2008, 8:21 AM
>
> And I envy you guys in the UK and the US as over here in New Zealand
> there is little to be had and anything that comes up costs an arm and
> a leg. My Mother is just emigrating over here and so I bought a few
> items (all I could afford) and had them sent to her so they can come
> over in the container with her furniture etc as there is no way I
> could afford the shipping otherwise. At least shipping via surface was
> a workable option with heavy items like scopes, even with the 3 month
> wait, but that is now gone :(
>
> The other thing that really gets my goat is the habit of a lot of US
> eBay sellers who won't ship outside of the country. What really rubs
> is that it's usually the really hard to locate items or the ones that
> are going really cheap that will not ship. They always say that you
> can bid if you have a US address to ship to but that is hopeless for
> me.
>
> Still, I have a great lifestyle over here and wouldn't swap it for the
> US or going back home to Blighty anytime soon.
>
> 73
> Steve
>
> 2008/11/27 David C. Partridge <david.partridge at dsl.pipex.com>:
>>  I envy you guys over in the US - test gear on the 2nd hand market seems
> so
>> much cheaper than here in the UK.   Current shipping costs from USA seem
> to
>> wipe out the difference most of the time - I wish they'd bring back
> the USPS
>> Surface Mail service.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>> Behalf Of Robert Darlington
>> Sent: 27 November 2008 07:17
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting
>> withoutschematic advise
>>
>> I picked up a Tektronix 7000 series mainframe scope and a curve tracer
>> plugin for under $200, and I bet you can too if you look around on eBay.
> I
>> have a Tek 7854 digital storage analog scope (400MHz analog with digital
>> sampling capabilities, GPIB port, and 4 mainframe slots).   The cart was
>> another $40 though!
>>
>> -Bob
>>
>>
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