[Elecraft] kx1 on airlines

[Phil Kane]

On 4/22/2008 1:36 PM, Dave Andrus wrote:

> It wasn't a KX1, but I recently carried my K2 (including the internal 
> SLA battery option) in my carry-on bag, and had no problems going round 
> trip San Francisco/Orlando.  Best protocol is to take it out of your bag 
> and put it in one of the plastic bins, just like you'd do for a laptop 
> computer.  That way, you're "declaring" it, rather than causing them to 
> want to dig in to your bag just to see what in the heck that little box 
> really might be. In SFO, they did tell me that they wanted to scan it 
> twice, but didn't ask any other questions.  Nothing said at all in Orlando.

Last year we flew from Portland (OR) to San Francisco, on to New York, 
and then on to Frankfurt and Tel Aviv and return, with stopovers in each 
city.  I had my ICOM HT in my carry-on bag and was not questioned nor 
detained through all the screenings, nor was I asked to take my shoes 
off except in the US airports.

What they are looking for in the US appears to be illegal and dangerous 
stuff like tubes of toothpaste and bottles of mouthwash as well as fresh 
fruit or sandwiches with ketchup and mayonnaise - the really dangerous 
stuff.  I've been around real security screening at sensitive 
installations and the airline security screening in the US is a joke. 
The "foreigners" appear to know how to do it right and at much less of a 
hassle to the travelers.

Next time I may even take my K2 with me.... <ggg>
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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

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