[Elecraft] Questions about taking a QRP station on the plane

[NM6E_QRP]

I always travelled to the Carribbean and Latin America with my MP-1, mini tripod and a bunch of radials, coax that were checked in as part of my luggage. 

Never a problem. 

Only issue I had was in LAX, they always did the swab test on my K2/10 with the built in battery everytime I connected there. 

Internationally, never an issue with my stuff nor at MIA, DFW or Houston at customs. 

I always carried the radios with me (K2 or the KX1). The rest was checked in. 


Javier TI2/NM6E


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On Jun 22, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> On 6/22/2012 10:24 AM, Ronald Nutter wrote:
>> I will be doing some travelling and plan on taking a QRP station with
>> me.  I have a KX3 on order.  With the hassle of dealing with TSA, I dont
>> think I should have a problem with putting the KX3, a power supply, the
>> pigtail wifi interface, and a few other things in a Pelican case.  The
>> antennas is where I will probably run into a problem.  I am looking at a
>> couple of different antennas but expect that I will have to pack them in
>> my luggage.  Any thoughts/experiences on this ?
> 
> I took my KX1 on a cruise thru the Panama Canal.  I have an MP-1 
> knockoff that I thought about but didn't take.  The resonator looks a 
> lot like a pipe bomb on the x-ray, and I didn't think I'd have much 
> success explaining the theory behind base-loaded short HF antennas to 
> the TSA folk, they have a hard time understanding the scrap metal buried 
> in my shoulder.
> 
> Whatever you choose to take, include a copy of your license, and an 
> explanation of what it is.  That's worked for me ... so far.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
> 
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