[Elecraft] Two K3s as Carry-on Luggage
I had two K3s and three laptops, plus all the cables, trackballs, etc. in my carry-on luggage. Rose Kopp put some mods on the two K3 cases she made for me so they could be attached to one another and carried with one strap so the airline folks count it as one piece. My other carry-on luggage piece is a roll-about computer bag. I tried running the dual K3 bag through the security X-ray machine and it overloaded the operator. So, we had to run each K3 through by itself. But when done individually, I've never had them ask about it. Most of the X-ray ops ID a K3 as a slide projector, which is fine with me. Ed - P49X (W0YK) ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Two K3s as Carry-on Luggage
Ed W0YK wrote: Most of the X-ray ops ID a K3 as a slide projector, which is fine with me. Ed - P49X (W0YK) One thoroughly inspected my KX1 and K2 at SFO, then as he was packing it back up, said, Good DX. Leigh/WA5ZNU ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Two K3s as Carry-on Luggage
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 17:58, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU le...@wa5znu.org wrote: Ed W0YK wrote: Most of the X-ray ops ID a K3 as a slide projector, which is fine with me. Ed - P49X (W0YK) One thoroughly inspected my KX1 and K2 at SFO, then as he was packing it back up, said, Good DX. I've taken my K3 as carry-on through numerous airports, without fail, it always gets looked at, swabbed, and then they let me go...I guess I have the thug look or something. Jeff N6GQ ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] Two K3s as Carry-on Luggage
Heh, heh... Hams are *everywhere* When packing stuff that will be x-rayed, it's good to consider the image the screener will see. Years ago, when I was traveling filming documentaries, I unthinkingly packed a brand new Beaulieu motion picture camera in a carry-on case. The Beaulieu had a long zoom lens and a small body behind it with a nice pistol grip underneath. As it ran through the X-ray, the operator stopped the machine, looked, called someone else over and, the next I knew two armed security guards escorted me to a table where I was instructed to open the case. And this was long before 9/11. On the Xray, it looked exactly like some sort of automatic weapon. After we totally disassembled the camera and they peered inside every part, I was allowed to continue. On subsequent flights I was careful to ask the people to inspect the contents visually. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Kinzli N6GQ Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 6:02 PM To: Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Two K3s as Carry-on Luggage On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 17:58, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU le...@wa5znu.org wrote: Ed W0YK wrote: Most of the X-ray ops ID a K3 as a slide projector, which is fine with me. Ed - P49X (W0YK) One thoroughly inspected my KX1 and K2 at SFO, then as he was packing it back up, said, Good DX. I've taken my K3 as carry-on through numerous airports, without fail, it always gets looked at, swabbed, and then they let me go...I guess I have the thug look or something. Jeff N6GQ ___ 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
