Never been asked to power my radio on in at least 25 Caribbean trips.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it at: http://www.vrbo.com/487375 email: b...@wjschmidt.com > On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Nick Kemp <nkemp1...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Take it and don't worry. Be prepared to power it (if it is battery powered) > as you go through security if you carry it on the plane. They may ask a few > questions about it... many times simply out of curiosity. Checking it via > luggage may cause it to get an extra check but you won't know until you get > your luggage. Inventory everything in the luggage and take pictures of > equipment if you are concerned about theft. Don't lock your luggage other > than the locks that TSA and everyone else who wants one has a key for. Check > airline insurance coverage to be sure it is fully covered (Ham radio equip is > expensive) in the event of theft. It may be worth paying for additional > coverage if needed. > > About 4.5 million people fly per day and that does not change significantly > as the results of recent events. Although the news would have you believe > that nothing else in the world is going on besides what they broadcast, for > the most part you won't even notice as you travel. > > Nick > N1KMP > > > > Eugene Worth wrote on 1/14/2015 9:33 AM: >> ...So, does anyone have opinions about the wisdom of taking radio/antenna >> equipment right now? > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to b...@wjschmidt.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
