Ed, I have found that arrival personnel don't care much about licenses, CEPT permits, etc. Your biggest problem travelling with radio gear is going to be customs. I'd advise you to seek out a local b
The powering up things is of concern to me even for domestic travel. I occasionally bring my radio with me when visiting family in Florida. I normally activate one of the islands (NA-034) for IOTA pu
Hi all, Given the newfound interest in seeing things operate, and I don't believe they expect you to wire an antenna and make contacts from scanner table, would a failsafe fix not be something as sim
Depending on the radio, the receivers in most 12V rigs will at least turn on and run from a fresh stack of 9 AA cells. A K3 draws only 1A in RX mode, +100mA with the 2nd RX. A KX3 draws a quarter of
I'll reply to a couple of comments here. First, I have to assume that simply turning the thing on should suffice. The guys isn't going to expect you to work DX from the airport terminal. ("Hey, I don
Thanks for the clarification Kelly. I guess I'd always kind of hoped that the FCC-issued license in my wallet would count for something, but of course if they aren't familiar already with the hobby I
Pardon me, but one can make anything containing anything and make it just light up... even compute or deliver song or be a pacemaker in your chest. Just making an item light up is so silly as an insp
Dave, I think you misunderstood my point: Carry a copy of QST to show the guy it's a legit hobby and not some hopped-up excuse to board a plane with dangerous goods. IF it has an ad for your radio, e
Maybe "light up" is not the correct terminology. I think if they see the device powers up, they assume it isn't full of something other than the expected innards. Whenever I've taken my digial SLR th
Charles, 100 per cent right. And, unfortunately, 100 per cent irrelevant until you can convince the security kommisars. Remember, they don't need to let you board the plane. 73, kelly ve4xt light up.
If they knew what they were actually looking at, they would know that you don't have to remove the lens from an SLR to look thru it. I had a viewfinder camera they asked me to take the lens cap off o
Getting through an airport check-in anywhere has little or nothing to do with powering up your transceiver with a bagful of D batteries. It's about looking and acting "normal" and playing nice with t
As is most often the case, Jim is right on this. Being calm, and not making a big deal out of what you're doing is the best way to slip through without causing any concerns. If you're nervous and all