[Elecraft] K3 in Carry-on Luggage

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Thanks all for the responses- pretty much as I thought. I can see me  
doing something to fit out my STD carry on bag so I can carry the K3,  
it's (small) SMPSU and a few other bits and pieces and figure out how  
to make that easy to unpack etc.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 2 Jan 2009, at 13:04, Robert Naumann wrote:

> David,
>
> The short answer is: yes.
>
> Anything electronic should be taken out and placed into a tray -  
> alone - so
> they can see and not fear it. They don't care that it is a ham radio  
> - it
> could be a piece of test equipment for all they know. As long as you  
> let
> them see it and send it through the scanner uncovered, all should be  
> well.
> They might want to swab it, but that only slows you down for a  
> minute or
> two. Be patient and calm throughout the ordeal.
>
> I have travelled all over with my Kenwood TS850, Icom 756 ProIII and  
> soon to
> be K3 and have never had any problems by doing this - all since  
> 9/11. Take
> the user manual with you in your carry on in case they ask for proof  
> of what
> it is.
>
> I brought my Acom 2000A amplifier to Antigua a few years ago and I  
> carried
> the power transformer in a bowling ball bag. The amp was in its  
> shipping
> carton as checked baggage. Miami airport security did not want me to
> carry-on the transformer and insisted that I had to check it. I was
> persistent, and they finally let me take it on board after  
> explaining to a
> supervisor what it was and why it was removed from the rest of the  
> amplifier
> by showing the manual and photos of the whole thing.
>
> Every airport I have been through since 9/11 has required the  
> removal of
> shoes - I think this followed the one guy who got caught with some  
> explosive
> in his shoes shortly after 9/11.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV / V26O
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David  
> Ferrington,
> M0XDF
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 5:55 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in Carry-on Luggage
>
> So, some thoughts please. If I take my K3 in carry-on, should I remove
> it from the carry on and place in a tray and explain what it is?
>
> Going from England (Gatwick) to France (Toulouse) just before xmas, it
> took my family 1 hour to get through security - they were checking
> everything - take of boots with high heels, belts of any kind, close
> search after you'd gone though the scanner, checking bags the lot.
>
> Coming out of France was much the same, except no queue.
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174