[ICOM] HT on airline question

[Sheldon Daitch]

John,

this reply may be a bit late for your travels, but I flew Delta JAX to OKC and return about 3 weeks ago, and had the laptop with spare battery and the HT.  TSA didn't give it a second glance.  The scanner uses ni-cads, difference chemistry.

The issue with lithium batteries in checked luggage is that if there is a fire with the battery, nothing can be done with it in the cargo hold area.  At least if it is in carry-on, a battery fire can either be extinguished or contained.

73
Sheldon

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From: Icom <icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 4:16 AM
To: ICOM Reflector; Oklahoma - DX news and information
Subject: [ICOM] HT on airline question

I am getting ready to fly tomorrow, and the on-line check in for the
airline says you cannot transport lithium batteries in your checked or
carry on luggage. If that is so, can I still take my HT with me, since it
uses lithium ion batteries?  And doesn't everyone's laptop and cell phones
use lithium batteries?  How do they get around this?

73 John AF5CC
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