[Elecraft] Re: K2, airport security and security alert

[Martin]

Sverre,
putting the radio in your baggage and check-in is no good idea.
They will x-ray your baggage before they store it in the plane.
They will see your radio on the screen, call you to the security office, have you
open your baggage and begin with the procedure i describe below.
This causes much delay, you and them won�t like that.

The best way to check in a radio is to go to the security-office
prior to checking in your baggage. They will inspect the radio
with a sniffer for explosives, etc..
Make sure that the K2 cannot be switched on (remove the battery) during the flight.
They will check this. Do not bring it in your handluggage, bring it
in your suitcase. This ensures that you will have no access to your
radio during flight.


I brought a radio to several holiday-sites in the past and i been told
by an airport security-officer that this is the best way.

Best of all: I think that checking in via the security-office is much
faster than via the regular counter ( no crowd there). Maybe I was
just lucky, but my suitcase always was among the first 10 on the band
at the holiday-site, I believe they store it in the plane as one of the last
items. So, always bring a radio with you when you go for holidays  :-)

Elecraft-Gang, any other rule of thumb?

Martin