[Elecraft] New TSA issue

[Fred Jensen]

On 7/6/2014 6:35 PM, David Christ wrote:
> According to BBC devices that cannot be powered up may not be allowed
> on board US bound aircraft.

US news tonight said "cell phones," but who knows, news anchors and the 
guys on the street often can't tell the difference between a phone and 
an HT.

We're traveling a bit this month, I'm not taking any of my Elecraft 
radios.  Real reason is that I won't have time to use any, but I already 
get severely hassled by TSA with the leg braces I use and the scrap 
metal I carry, and I really don't want to be explaining amateur radio to 
some trainee.  And, I always get the trainee. :-)))

I was curious tonight, why would being able to turn your phone on 
[probably already is on], indicate that there wasn't a bomb inside?  To 
this point, I've never had a TSA question about any radio gear ... 
usually K2 or KX1, and an HT.  The HT went through the x-ray twice, the 
K2 was blocking it the first time.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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