Err, I've been on a dozen DXpeditions since 2001, and have been "lucky" every time. Given an attitude about "monkeys pawing through your stuff", you probably would have problems.
Yes, it's possible that your gear will be molested or stolen, we lost a bag of stuff at APW on this last trip, but life is risks. 73, doug From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 09:43:08 -0400 I did dxpeditions in the 80's and ALWAYS carried on my TS-830, remote vfo, keyer and paddle along with log books on the plane. YOU CAN'T DO THAT ANY MORE ! You have monkeys pawing through your stuff every time you get on the plane. If your radio will fit in a 2 oz. bottle it is ok :-) Oh, sure , you can CHECK THROUGH anything but a BOMB in the check in luggage but it is un-locked and it may or may NOT come out the other end ! Go to the homeland security sight, it's all there. I left my ATS-3 at home on my last trip to Hawaii a few weeks ago. I was on Lanai and it would have been pretty rare, but alas, not for me. Best bet, don't travel with a radio. PERIOD !! If you are traveling in the USA to some destination send the radio on ahead by UPS and it will be at your sisters place or your hotel HOPEFULLY if you make arrangements for them to accept it before hand. Sure , some guys will tell you " I didn't have any problem " but they were lucky. Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:29 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How do you travel with the K2? > I've carried mine in all those ways, plus just putting it a softsided > case that fits it, and putting that in a duffle bag padded with clothes, > and checking it. > > For a oneshot, bubblewrapping and in hardside luggage should be fine. > The Pelican case is overkill unless you're packing it a lot, into > extreme environments, and use of the radio at the other end is > critical, such as you're traveling for a DXpedition. > > I used a 4225 on my first DXpedition, and now that I've got a way of > testing the 4125 at extreme levels before I leave, I've started taking > that one again. > > 73, doug > > Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:47:59 -0700 > From: David Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > It's mighty quite around here all of a sudden. > > I'll be taking the K2 with me and the family on vacation this summer. > I'm trying to come up with a good way to package the rig for the > flight. I've never traveled with a radio before. I'll be taking the K2, > KAT100-1, MFJ-4225MV (I know, but it seems to be a fairly decent little > power supply), headset/mic, bencher paddles, cables, wire, some tools, > etc. My first thought was to give everything a good bubble wrapping and > put it all in a sturdy (hard shell) suitcase and be done with it. But I > can't treat my K2 that way. I'm thinking the best solution (within > reason) would be to buy a Pelican 1650 with the pluck foam and make a > nice cubby hole in the foam for everything. Or I could put the K2 and > KAT in a much smaller case and take it carry-on and put everything else > in a suitcase. Those Pelican cases are a bit pricey though. How do ya'll > (yous guys) do it? > > -David W4SMT > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
