[Elecraft] New TSA issue

[Gary Gregory]

TSA = Tourists Stay Away

Well maybe its just me when i get to the front of the line.

Tried a big smile but maybe she was having a bad hair day....:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 07/07/2014 12:28 PM, "Fred Jensen" <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> 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
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
> - www.cqp.org
>
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