[Elecraft] Radios on airlines

[jac]

From long experience, including a trip to ZS6 with my K2 wrapped in newspaper 
in a plastic carrier bag,  just days after 911.

1.  keep the radio and/or parts in hand baggage. I have even hand carried a  
TenTec Hercules II to Sevierville and back from UK with only one person 
asking me to open the bag !  No-one asked to see my K3.

2. NEVER ever say you have something unusual !  I made that mistake with a an 
Omni-V and had to get personal clearance from the plane captain before they 
would even x-ray the thing (at Philadelphia.) And others were shoving 
laptops, record players and all sorts of junk through x-ray without being 
challenged.

3. Don't panic - whatever happens !  If you get visibly agitated, so will 
security.  See 1 above. Its just my travel radio ...  worked all the way to 
ZS6 from UK via Amsterdam, and back again.

John G3JAG
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Re: [Elecraft] Radios on airlines

[d.cutter]

I once took what would looked on camera as a hand grenade, same shape, size and 
bits of wire coming out of it - actually a motor on a prony brake - thro UK and 
USA airports and not challenged.  I suggested their equipment might need 
attention and was threatened by an armed plain-clothes person at JFK!  
On the other hand I was politely asked what that strange thing in my bag was at 
Friedrichshafen - it was a large glass envelope vacuum relay.  I was delighted 
to show the guard who asked have you come from the ham radio show?  

Keep your trap shut is the best advice it seems.

David
G3UNA

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[Elecraft] radios on airlines

[Charles Harpole]

Many times, carry one radios are swiped with a small pad that is then tested 
for whatever should not show up.

Checked bags with radios are many times opened and checked.

The bad news of this the re-packing of the radio is sometimes haphazard and not 
as good as you did.  

I am called on to fly with ham radio, video cameras, and laptop computer 
which should I check because

they all can not go in carry-on?   In Delhi, the bag guys stole the camera and 
computer but I was carrying

the radio Delta Airlines who refused to replace anything.


Charles Harpole

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 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:09:29 -0700
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kx1 on airlines
 CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
 
 I've traveled with my K3 and had it in my carryon luggage, they never
 even asked what it was.
 
 Now, my Begali paddle, that was another story. It's got a Palladium
 base and apparently the xray can't see through it or something.
 Anyhow, it took 3 agents to finally figure that one out and approve
 it. :)
 
 -Jeff N6GQ
 
 On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Blachura [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
   Hello Folks,
   Going on a trip and was wondering what kind of hassle I would get if I
   packed my KX1 in my baggage. Would it look like a bomb? Was thinking of
   putting a copy of my amatuer ticket on the box. But I bet no one there 
  knows
   what a ham radio operator is. Is it worth the trouble?
 
   Don...w2xb
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