Colin,
I'm pretty sure that the rules for free matter are spelled out quite clearly
somewhere on the USPS website. While I understand the tendency to want to
bend the rules, my concern is that "free matter" is a privilege granted to
us by the United States Postal Service, and I don't want to see it taken
away because of flagrant abuse. What the Chinese do is irrelevant since
they aren't really subject to our rules.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 03:33
Subject: Re: Old keyer available
> is there an actual definition somewhere of what can be considered as free
> matter for the blind?
> I always kind of considered it to be the slowest method of sending
> something
> for free too, or from a blind person.
> Regardless of the package contents...though the braille or large print
> thing
> seems sensible.
> I've received quite a number of packages sent via free matter for the
> blind
> that were certainly not braille or print materials lol.
> Hey, if the chinese can mark "toy" on their radios when they send them to
> north america, then I'm sure one can pretty easily send a keyer via free
> matter.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>
>
>> Well shucks Steve, if I put braille on the outside, who's gonna
>> know? Anyway, it wouldn't cost that much to ship the thing. I
>> wondered who would catch me on my lose interpretation of the Free
>> Matter deal! Jim
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:18:10 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Old keyer available
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> You can't send that keyer Free Matter; it has nothing to do with
>> blindness.
>> Free Matter only applies to braille or print, and possibly to
>> some
>> authorized devices such as NLS equipment, but definitely not to
>> that keyer.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 20:01
>> Subject: Old keyer available
>>
>>
>> Hi list, I have an old Curtis keyer circa 1973 or so. I would
>> like to trade it for something but I don't know what. The thing
>> works fine on either AC or a 9 VDC battery, not included. Also
>> am not including a paddle or straight key. The keyer works
>> great
>> and I also put a 1/8 inch audio jack in the top so you can
>> connect it to another speaker or whatever else you might want.
>> If interested, contact me off list [log in to unmask] I
>> should be able to send it free matter because it's a
>> communications device. 73, Jim WA6EKS
>
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