[Collins] Not only Collins but any radio & Airports

[moe]

Along this topic of taking ham equip on trips...

Has anyone had any experience in simply taking, for instance an FT-100 =
and ATAS mobile ant, in your checked luggage? Domestic flights entirely.

I'm considering trying that out but will re-consider if its too much of =
hassle. I travel a lot domesticlly and have gone to checking baggage =
again because having the suitcase on wheels AND a computer briefcase =
very often gets me kicked out for further screening prior to boarding. =
Haven't been "pulled over" once since changing back.

Thanks

John - WB0RLD

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Zeljko Willy Curkovic=20
  To: diamowj@cox-internet.com ; collins@mailman.qth.net=20
  Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 6:20 AM
  Subject: [Collins] Not only Collins but any radio & Airports


  This is off the topic but I would like to share my thoughts.
  Recently I was assigned on mission to Albania. I decided to take my =
ham
  gear with me. At Tirana airport, the customs were checking my baggage
  and when they saw the IC-725 there were questions what, why, papers
  etc. Then the costumer saw the morse key, and I could see the spark in
  his eye. He called someone on  the phone and few minutes latter there
  was an officer with many stars and stripes on his shoulder. He was
  asking many questions. Who am I ? What am I doing ? They have been
  looking for all the papers for just about everything I was carrying. =
Finally,
  after almost one hour after thousand questions  I was allowed to
  proceed while all other passengers caring their laptops and cellular
  phones had quick passport check, and allowed to proceed.
  Nowadays, with all electronic advantages when 99 % of
  communications is done with computers: Internet, e-mails and mobile
  phones, still, if you show up at the airport with radio station and =
old
  fashion morse key, you are suspicious and specially treated.
  Anyhow, I was on the air with callsign za/9a4na and I would do it =
again.
  73
  Zeljko
  T98N at the moment :)


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