Took a KX1 to Maui last October inside a carry-on camera case containing
2 paddles, 4 coils of antenna wire, 4 coils of ground-plane wire,
batteries, and several other red-flag items guaranteed to make their
day. As I walked through the screening arch I had license, manual, and
invoice documents in hand ready to show TSA. The camera case and my
body went through all their machines with no questions asked, both at
St. Louis and at Los Angeles.
The only suspicions I manage to raise was checking into ECN with a wire
going into the tree above me while I sat on a chaise lounge mere feet
from the ocean surf. A hotel security guard stopped his golf-cart,
flashed me a big smile, and asked if he could help. I replied, "Don't
need any help but I'll bet you're curious as hell as to what I'm
doing." He flashed another mahalo smile and yes, "yup." A quick
mention of the word "ham radio" brought his hand into the air with a
dismissive "good luck" as he rapidly drove off.
K9ZTV
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
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