Don: Be sure to bring along ur owner's manual (fer the value of the photo of the on the cover). Next be sure to have at some lite-weight headphones handy. Also bring along along some small battery setup (9v shud do it) which you can plug in *only* if asked. I wud stay away from any internal batteries until the thru security. What I have just just suggested might well enable you to get thru security somewhere--if some agent asks you turn on your radio, etc., and you have long ago packed your larger battery in your checked luggage (g).
GL and have a great trip. 73, --Doc/K0EVZ Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -----Original Message----- From: "Bill W5WVO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:35 To:"Blachura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kx1 on airlines My understabnding of what they are looking for in checked baggage, using either dogs or instruments, is the extremely low-concentration outgassing from explosive materials. I don't think your KX-1 would trouble anyone in the least. MHOO, etc. Bill W5WVO Blachura wrote: > Hello Folks, > 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 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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