I am interested in ops that have tried to put their transceiver in the carry-on luggage in the past few days and what type of hassle you went through. As the CQWW contests approach I am trying to for
Hi Craig, This comment does not directly address your question but may be of interest to you and the wider audience. To fit in with some business meetings etc I had to travel by air from Glasgow to B
I had a similar experience less than two weeks ago on August 6th while returning from VP5. Granted, this was a few days before the latest "scare". For whatever reason, my Pelican case which contained
Pardon my ignorance - what does "swab" mean ? Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/
Stu, If you get pulled aside they will most likely crack open your carry-on bag(s) and take a round thin cloth pad, rub it around your luggage and personal belongings, then drop it into a machine tha
It looks like paddles attract some extra attention of the security people... Last April my Bencher paddle really created such a headache for me... It was a long transcontinental flight, actually, 3 o
I'm wondering if this "paddle" issue may warrant taping a copy of the pix, info & price from an HRO Catalog, etc. to the bottom of the paddles to eliminate a lot of explanatory chit-chat at the termi
Author: Dennis Ashworth <K7FL#ARRL.NET@host4.thehostgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:40:14 -0700
I went through a TSA checkpoint with my Vibroplex paddles last year. Of course there was a discussion as the TSA guys tried to make sense of the image on their screen ... and finally a guy pulled the
Last summer I took my Begali paddle and homebrew keyer (a non-descript cast aluminum box with 6 push-button switches and a few knobs) to Macedonia from Newark via Milan in my carry-on. I got pulled o
I haven't taken any ham equipment on a plane since 9/11 but I've taken my laptop. They usually swab it and find nothing. I was a bit concerned the first time because I don't know exactly what their m
Rick is on the right track. Having documentation of what your radio stuff is will be a big help. Having a copy of your FCC license, the devices manual, a copy of QST or CQ magazine with last year's c
Hi Dennis, I really, REALLY hope you meant to say 'swab for explosives'! ;=\ Dennis Ashworth said... _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Tnx, but I'm not too thrilled hearing about others having items stolen. You would think with "tightened security", that all our stuff would be much safer. Maybe the following will help? When Mike, K9
Yes, there were some typo & other errors on the Cargo Manifest, and the Farallon Special list was duplicated. Items were split out into two separate carry cases at the last minute, but I ran out of t