Bernie Gardner wrote:
First, what is the best way to pack the radio, and second, has anyone had
recent experience with airport security as far as carrying radios and
associated equipment? I would prefer to carry the K2 with me rather than
trusting it to the baggage system, but don't want get stuck at the security
station.
Can't tell you about special packing but if it is with you as a
carry-on, that should be fairly easy. I probably would not bury it
between other things however (like I was trying to hide it).
Get a label maker and label every piece with your call, name, address,
and phone number. In some visible place when your bag is opened by TSA,
put a very short note telling them this is an amateur radio transceiver
and accessories. Paste a xerox of your license to the note.
No guarantees, TSA is extraordinarily unpredictable which shouldn't be
surprising, I guess. They ARE the government, but this worked for me.
I did choose not to take the MP-1 knockoff antenna I have -- the
resonator looks like a pipe bomb on the xray and I figured that might be
pushing it.
Good luck,
Fred K6DGW
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