[Elecraft] Re: And now, for something completely different - XMTR DISABLER

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Eric:

Why not just put it into TEST mode?

Unless they're familiar with the rig, they'll never know how to get it out 
of that mode.

Come to think of it, I don't recall if TEST mode resets with a power-off or 
not.

Tom  N0SS

At 04:20 PM 11/12/02, Eric Manning wrote:
>This is a request for ideas  on  DEGRADING K2 performance. [Thought that 
>might get your attention =) ]
>
>If you travel  internationally with your K2, you may have to enter 
>countries for which you do not have permission to operate [for instance, 
>stopovers on the way to your destination]. You could face seizure or 
>confiscation of your K2 by Customs if you try to enter a country with the 
>K2 but without such a document, and it is a royal pain to get these 
>documents. [I just spent 3 months getting one.] It is also just about 
>impossible to find a safe place to park a K2 in an airport [at least in 
>the one I'm passing thru], and who wants to send it as checked baggage?? 
>Not me!
>
>The answer , Brett Graham pointed out, is to alter the transmitter so it 
>cannot transmit, thus making the Customs agents happy. [He suggested 
>pulling something.]
>
>So:  Design Requirement:
>
>* Mod to   disable the  transmitter when the mod  is activated.
>
>Said activation:
>
>* must not completely disable the receiver - airport security wants to 
>hear that white noise when you turn it on, as proof that it is not a bomb etc
>
>* must not require soldering  =)
>
>* preferable - but not essential - that it does not require opening up the box
>
>* if a piece is removed, it should be small and light so it can be tucked 
>away in a wallet or pocket. It would be even nicer if it was something 
>easily replaced locally -- like a fuse.
>
>*mod must be easily de-activated when it comes time to operate.
>
>Thoughts???
>
>eric
>
>
>
>
>--
>Eric Manning   VA7DZ VE3DPV
>K2 #2561 "Pauline"
>
>If God intended you to use SSB, He wouldn't have given you a fist. Or two 
>lungs.