[Elecraft] Airport security

[Eric Wosten]

At 06:56 PM 24/03/02 +0000, Dave Johnson wrote:
> >I've taken at least 20 round trips on commercial airlines since Sep 11
>carrying
> >aboard my K1, 14' fishing pole, antennas wires, etc.. Never once did
>anybody
> >question the ham stuff, even when singled out for random searches... until
>last
> >Wed.


I think they don't question it because they don't SEE the gel cell on their 
monitors...I know one amateur tried to take the kit in the cardboard box on 
a plane in the US to Europe, but he had to leave the gel-cell in the US.
It wasn't allowed on the plane and this was way before 911....

Eric PA3CEV
K2 #960