As someone who has moved a lot in the past decade or so, I can empathize.  And 
I know how it hurts to pay for something you already own.  I have enough 
personal horror stories about movers not to go that route.

However, if I had to do this, I'd make space in the car for the scope, then 
ship clothes by UPS or USPS.  BTW, USPS ships books and other media at a very 
low cost as "media mail", and you're allowed to pad that (with clothes etc) 
to protect the books/media.  ;)

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Wednesday 07 May 2008 18:35, piclist@ian.org wrote:
> So I am trying to pack my car for a cross-country move to Berkeley, CA.
>
> Every square inch I can spare will make this easier, so I am pondering my
> big 1009mhz 5 channel scope.  I love it, but it is taking up a lot of
> space, and I don't trust UPS to deliver it.  Plus it will cost more to
> ship than I paid for the thing.
>
> I was pondering leaving it, and buying a PC-based one once I was settled
> in, thinking they would be cheaper.. but I see prices around $400 or so
> for the low level stuff and thats way too much.
>
> So... is there a nice $100 pc-based scope, or think I can replace mine for
> about that price in Berkeley?  Or should I bring it?  I hate the idea of
> buying something I own, even if it IS cheaper than trying to move it.
>
> I wish I could just ship my entire hobby out there, but too much of it is
> delicate and easily breakable and I have had too many packages trashed by
> UPS, not to mention movers.  (Last time I used movers they lost my bicycle
> and completeley smashed this REALLY nice autotransformer.)
>
> Ugh.  Having a good collection of parts and tools is great until you have
> to move it long distances in a small car.
>
> --
> Ian Smith
> www.ian.org
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