[450] The radio has arrived...

[David McKenzie]

As an accomplished boot, Bob knows what he's talking about.

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Bob <n1ujs at toast.net> wrote:

>  License?  For what?  We'll hear you just fine without one...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* John Foege <john.foege at gmail.com>
> *To:* 144.450 Mailing List <450 at lists.vhfwiki.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 27, 2011 11:04 AM
> *Subject:* [450] The radio has arrived...
>
> Hi all,
>
> So after a long time crossing the pond (and an even longer time
> sitting in German customs), I recieved a notice from the German
> Zollamt (Customs Office), that my package looked like it had an
> expensive Funkgerät (receiver/transmitter) inside of it, and that they
> wanted money for it.
>
> However, after a little bit of social engineering, the head of the
> customs of office in Bad Hersfeld (where I live), with a wink and a
> smile, said, "If send us an e-mail, letting us know, that the radio
> has a value less than € 45 Euro, we will release it for shipment
> without question". So, of course I said the damned thing was broken
> and was only worth about 20 in parts! lol...
>
> The ICOM 706 MK II G is finally here in Deutschland....now, I just
> have to get my hands on / build a magnetic loop antenna and get my
> German Amateurfunkschein (amateur radio license).
>
> 73s de KB1FSX
>
> John
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