[Collins] Not Collins but PC & Airports

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:13:59 -0800 (PST)

Just finnished a trip from Sydney to Salt Lake City. Carrying a Laptop PC is a hassle, you have to
take out the battery and put the case and PC and battery seperatly, the pad you down even take off
your shoes, this happened three times on this trip so far.

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- moe <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 ----- 
>   From: Zeljko Willy Curkovic 
>   To: [email protected] ; [email protected] 
>   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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