It wasn't a KX1, but I recently carried my K2 (including the internal
SLA battery option) in my carry-on bag, and had no problems going
round trip San Francisco/Orlando. Best protocol is to take it out of
your bag and put it in one of the plastic bins, just like you'd do for
a laptop computer. That way, you're "declaring" it, rather than
causing them to want to dig in to your bag just to see what in the
heck that little box really might be. In SFO, they did tell me that
they wanted to scan it twice, but didn't ask any other questions.
Nothing said at all in Orlando.
FWIW, there should be no problems carrying a gell-cell or SLA-type
battery as long as it's installed in the equipment. Same should apply
to the battery pack for your KX1, unless you're doing something more,
um, custom. I've always carried loose AA-size batteries with no issues.
There ARE quite a few ham things--mostly homebrew gear--that I would
not try to take through airline security these days. They are
extremely suspicious of any thing that doesn't look "commercial build"
quality, ie handbuilt "don't know what this thing is" kind of stuff!
BTW, I had my little PAC-12 antenna in a checked suitcase, which got
inspected by Homeland Security on both legs of the trip (as evidenced
by the little paper "calling card" they leave inside the bag). On the
return leg, the dim bulb inspector couldn't figure out how my "TSA
approved" lock on the suitcase was supposed to unlatch, so he broke it
and the latch on my suitcase getting it open! I thought it was
unusual that they'd inspect it on both legs of the trip, until it
dawned on me that the loading coils for the antenna are basically PVC
pipe sections with wire wound around the outside, and metal caps on
each end. Uh oh--pipe bomb!! Guess I'll carry a dipole or doublet
next time!
73,
Dave K7DAA
http://www.k7daa.com
On Apr 22, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Darwin, Keith wrote:
Pack it in your shoe so they don't find it. What they don't know
won't
hurt 'em, right?
... :-)
My guess is you'd be fine if it was checked. Do people carry MP3
players onboard? If they can bring that or a walkman, you'd think a
similar sized ham rig would be OK.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
-----Original Message-----
Going on a trip and was wondering what kind of hassle I would get if I
packed my KX1 in my baggage. Would it look like a "bomb"? Was thinking
of putting a copy of my amatuer ticket on the box. But I bet no one
there knows what a ham radio operator is. Is it worth the trouble?
Don...w2xb
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