[amsat-bb] Still Waiting......

[Mike Wilhelm]

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 <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
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
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