Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my book and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It took me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up the hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM
I feel your pain. I've been waiting for a USPS package since late March. It's been lost twice according to the sender. It sat at the sender's PO for 2 weeks until they found it.
Mike. AF5AT
On Sat, May 2, 2020, 9:22 AM Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my book and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It took me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up the hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Maybe you should take a better look at the AMSAT website. At the very top of the page, it says:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further notice.
There is a link for further information. If you click on that link, part of what it says is:
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue to accept new and renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not be mailed until the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked in the office will also not be available until the office reopens.
Everybody is having shipping issues for a couple reasons. First is that whoever is shipping may be operating with reduced capacity (or not operating at all - as is the case with the AMSAT office), and secondly because so many stores are closed, the volume of packages that the various shipping companies have had to carry has gone WAY up. According to our regular UPS driver that comes to my work, this is making the Christmas rush seem small.
I also have ordered a bunch of stuff in the last few weeks. Some has been delivered fairly promptly, and some has been slower than "normal". Heck, yesterday I received a new drill press a day ahead of the scheduled delivery (from Amazon).
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 07:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my book and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It took me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up the hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
The book he mentioned is an ARRL product. It is not sold by AMSAT.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 13:41 jim--- via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Maybe you should take a better look at the AMSAT website. At the very top of the page, it says:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further
notice.
There is a link for further information. If you click on that link, part of what it says is:
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue to accept new and
renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not be mailed until the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked in the office will also not be available until the office reopens.
Everybody is having shipping issues for a couple reasons. First is that whoever is shipping may be operating with reduced capacity (or not operating at all - as is the case with the AMSAT office), and secondly because so many stores are closed, the volume of packages that the various shipping companies have had to carry has gone WAY up. According to our regular UPS driver that comes to my work, this is making the Christmas rush seem small.
I also have ordered a bunch of stuff in the last few weeks. Some has been delivered fairly promptly, and some has been slower than "normal". Heck, yesterday I received a new drill press a day ahead of the scheduled delivery (from Amazon).
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 07:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my book and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It took me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up the hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Sorry. My error, but I would assume that the ARRL is having similar issues. From the ARRL website:
Ordering and Shipping To place an order for ARRL publications and products, please visit www.arrl.org/shop. The ARRL warehouse will be working with a reduced staff, so orders may be delayed, and ARRL will be unable to respond to expedited shipping orders.
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Paul Stoetzer" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 11:15 To: "[email protected]" [email protected] Cc: "AMSAT BB" [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
The book he mentioned is an ARRL product. It is not sold by AMSAT.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 13:41 jim--- via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Maybe you should take a better look at the AMSAT website. At the very top of the page, it says:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further
notice.
There is a link for further information. If you click on that link, part of what it says is:
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue to accept new and
renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not be mailed until the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked in the office will also not be available until the office reopens.
Everybody is having shipping issues for a couple reasons. First is that whoever is shipping may be operating with reduced capacity (or not operating at all - as is the case with the AMSAT office), and secondly because so many stores are closed, the volume of packages that the various shipping companies have had to carry has gone WAY up. According to our regular UPS driver that comes to my work, this is making the Christmas rush seem small.
I also have ordered a bunch of stuff in the last few weeks. Some has been delivered fairly promptly, and some has been slower than "normal". Heck, yesterday I received a new drill press a day ahead of the scheduled delivery (from Amazon).
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 07:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my book and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It took me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up the hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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You can get the AMSAT version with a similar title (but not the same book) in PDF from the AMSAT store, right Paul? That does not require manual intervention?
But the original writer did not say (clearly to me anyway) if ARRL has claimed to have shipped it or not. I don't know how their physical shipments are working. I do know that the USPS has been actually just as (if not more) reliable than FedEx and UPS lately for me and people I know. Obviously your mileage varies.
73,
Burns WB1FJ
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 2:19 PM Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
The book he mentioned is an ARRL product. It is not sold by AMSAT.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 13:41 jim--- via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Maybe you should take a better look at the AMSAT website. At the very
top
of the page, it says:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further
notice.
There is a link for further information. If you click on that link, part of what it says is:
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue to accept new and
renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not be mailed until the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked in the office will also not be available until the office reopens.
Everybody is having shipping issues for a couple reasons. First is that whoever is shipping may be operating with reduced capacity (or not operating at all - as is the case with the AMSAT office), and secondly because so many stores are closed, the volume of packages that the
various
shipping companies have had to carry has gone WAY up. According to our regular UPS driver that comes to my work, this is making the Christmas
rush
seem small.
I also have ordered a bunch of stuff in the last few weeks. Some has
been
delivered fairly promptly, and some has been slower than "normal". Heck, yesterday I received a new drill press a day ahead of the scheduled delivery (from Amazon).
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 07:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my
book
and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with NO updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive it. Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It
took
me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what condition it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee to it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up
the
hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions
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Correct, all of AMSAT's digital publications are available immediately upon purchase.
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 2:28 PM Burns Fisher [email protected] wrote:
You can get the AMSAT version with a similar title (but not the same book) in PDF from the AMSAT store, right Paul? That does not require manual intervention?
But the original writer did not say (clearly to me anyway) if ARRL has claimed to have shipped it or not. I don't know how their physical shipments are working. I do know that the USPS has been actually just as (if not more) reliable than FedEx and UPS lately for me and people I know. Obviously your mileage varies.
73,
Burns WB1FJ
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 2:19 PM Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:
The book he mentioned is an ARRL product. It is not sold by AMSAT.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 13:41 jim--- via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Maybe you should take a better look at the AMSAT website. At the very
top
of the page, it says:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further
notice.
There is a link for further information. If you click on that link,
part
of what it says is:
While the office is closed, AMSAT will continue to accept new and
renewal memberships. However, membership packets will not be mailed
until
the office reopens. T-shirts, hats, and other items stocked in the
office
will also not be available until the office reopens.
Everybody is having shipping issues for a couple reasons. First is that whoever is shipping may be operating with reduced capacity (or not operating at all - as is the case with the AMSAT office), and secondly because so many stores are closed, the volume of packages that the
various
shipping companies have had to carry has gone WAY up. According to
our
regular UPS driver that comes to my work, this is making the Christmas
rush
seem small.
I also have ordered a bunch of stuff in the last few weeks. Some has
been
delivered fairly promptly, and some has been slower than "normal".
Heck,
yesterday I received a new drill press a day ahead of the scheduled delivery (from Amazon).
Jim Walls - K6CCC [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: "Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 07:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting......
Approximately two weeks ago, I ordered the book written by Steve Ford, WB8IMY, "Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners" so as to complimentmy library of books on Ham Radio. USPS has terribly failed to deliver my
book
and their posting is not updated daily. Last update I received on their web site was April 27th and now, this morning it is May 2nd with
NO
updates. I noticed that USPS delivery trucks making deliveries with evenlarger packages then the book. I have no idea when I will receive
it.
Looks like I will wait another week and then just cancel my order. It
took
me over two weeks to receive an antenna from HRO Milwaukee. I was thinking about purchasing the IC-9700 for the SATS and 2M/70 cm repeaters. Now I have my doubts as to when I would ever receive it and in what
condition
it may be in when delivered. I was thinking about driving to Milwaukee
to
it curb side during this virus crisis, but that is a seven hour one way drive from my QTH. No wonder the wife keeps asking when will I give up
the
hobby.Totally frustrated...Jerry.....W8RQM _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions
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program!
Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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