Frequently fly with a spectrum analyzer it gets questions and a couple of trips through X-ray and I have had a couple of requests to power it up
Most frequent question "Is that a EKG machine". Ans yes but for radios not people Scott Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:19 PM, "J. Forster" <j...@quikus.com> wrote: > More people, less room for toys! > > :)) > > -John > > ================ > > >> Where are you located? Maybe someone else could share the trip cost. >> >> Regards, >> Tom >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter Gottlieb" <n...@verizon.net> >> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:41 AM >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 93, Issue 96 >> >> >>> I've found it easier to just ship items rather than have to deal with >>> the >>> inconsistency and hassle of TSA security. You never know what will give >>> a >>> problem, even in checked luggage. >>> >>> That is one reason I am driving to Dayton this year (a 12 hour trip) >>> rather than flying commercial. Besides, with the 1 hour drive to the >>> airport, 2 hour before flight arrival there, 1.5 hour flight, 2.5 hour >>> layover, 45 minute flight, 30 minutes to get rental car it's not all >>> that >>> much more time! >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> On 04/18/12, Attila Kinali<att...@kinali.ch> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:31:21 -0700 >>> Jim Lux <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Example: the round pointed school scissors in my daughter's backpack >>>> getting on the plane in Rome? They were willing to let her take them, >>>> but we said, nope, just throw them away, because next stop is Zurich, >>>> and we KNOW that they won't make it past the inspection there. I got >>>> tagged in Zurich before for having my toothpaste tube in a gallon bag, >>>> instead of the required "no more than 1 liter" bag. >>> >>> Yes, Z�rich has become a pain. I remember, not too long ago, we >>> went to the airport not earlier than half an hour before take off. >>> And still had plenty of time. Nowadays, i calculate at least 2 hours >>> before boarding. And often have to hurry along the way. >>> It's gotten to the point where taking the train is faster, if you >>> travel to within western europe. Even as far as Paris or Berlin. >>> >>> But.. that's becoming way too OT. >>> >>>> >>>> So, carrying that oscilloscope on? If the inspector's fiance(e) just >>>> ran off with a EE/CS major the night before, you're doomed. However, in >>>> general, I've not had many problems with obvious commercially >>>> manufactured gear. And oddly, not much problem with random piles of >>>> protoboards and boxes with wires and cables stuffed into a backpack, as >>>> long as there were no large "blobs" in the X-ray that weren't obviously >>>> batteries on visual inspection. (Friends of mine say that trying to >>>> carry on a small lead acid battery that looks like a brick is often a >>>> challenge..especially if you've wrapped it in tape to hold it to the >>>> circuit board. >>> >>> Ok. Good to know. I might consider flying over to the US for a short >>> shopping tour then... Anyone willing to shelter a time-nut for a >>> weekend? >>> :-) >>> >>> Attila Kinali >>> >>> -- >>> The trouble with you, Shev, is you don't say anything until you've saved >>> up a whole truckload of damned heavy brick arguments and then you dump >>> them all out and never look at the bleeding body mangled beneath the >>> heap >>> -- Tirin, The Dispossessed, U. Le Guin >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.