[Collins] Collins & Airports

[Bill Martin - K4SGF]

I am not in the least surprised.  A good idea carried to its extremes. =20

Gotta watch out for us old guys and our radios.  The security officer is =
obviously an idiot.

73 Bill K4SGF
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: William J. Diamond=20
  To: Collins2 LIST=20
  Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:09 PM
  Subject: [Collins] Collins & Airports


  Hello all,

  I just wanted to share a recent experience at a large international =
airport.
  I went to the airport to pick up some relatives and upon entering the =
short
  term parking area I was stopped for a vehicles search prior to =
entering..

  In the trunk, I had a KWM2A that I had picked up from a friend and as =
well
  as a 2 M rig up front...

  The security officer wanted to see a copy of my license so I showed it =
to
  him and he wanted to know what frequencies that the KWM2A covered and =
I told
  him from 3 to 30 MHz and he wanted to then see paperwork giving the =
specs on
  it and a copy of the FCC certification of the radio.  I told him that =
these
  were formally used by the Military and I have no idea about the FCC
  certification.  I thought I was going to lose the radio on the spot.

  He refused to let me enter with the radio, so we left and I took it to =
a
  friends house and dropped it off and went back.  This time he wanted =
to see
  the FCC certification for the 2 M radio and again he would not let me =
enter.
  I called the relatives on my cell phone and they took a cab to a =
nearby
  convenience store where I met them.

  So,,,,,,,,  be careful about what you try and take to an airport =
parking
  lot.  Oh yes, he even wanted to the see the cert. of medical necessity =
for
  my O2 tank that I had beside me.  Looks like they are checking out =
cars with
  call letter plates real close..

  73,,

  William J. Diamond  ( Bill )
  Rogers, Arkansas USA
  diamowj@cox-internet.com

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