[Elecraft] kx1 on airlines

[K9ZTV]

Took a KX1 to Maui last October inside a carry-on camera case containing 
2 paddles, 4 coils of antenna wire, 4 coils of ground-plane wire, 
batteries, and several other red-flag items guaranteed to make their 
day.  As I walked through the screening arch I had license, manual, and 
invoice documents in hand ready to show TSA.  The camera case and my 
body went through all their machines with no questions asked, both at 
St. Louis and at Los Angeles.

The only suspicions I manage to raise was checking into ECN with a wire 
going into the tree above me while I sat on a chaise lounge mere feet 
from the ocean surf.  A hotel security guard stopped his golf-cart, 
flashed me a big smile, and asked if he could help.  I replied, "Don't 
need any help but I'll bet you're curious as hell as to what I'm 
doing."  He flashed another mahalo smile and yes, "yup."  A quick 
mention of the word "ham radio" brought his hand into the air with a 
dismissive "good luck" as he rapidly drove off.


K9ZTV


Blachura wrote:
> Hello Folks,
> Going on a trip and was wondering what kind of hassle I would get if I
> packed my KX1 in my baggage. Would it look like a "bomb"? Was thinking of
> putting a copy of my amatuer ticket on the box. But I bet no one there knows
> what a ham radio operator is. Is it worth the trouble? 
>
> Don...w2xb
>