[CQ-Contest] AA excess baggage

[KEN SILVERMAN]

 >I just spent an hour on the phone with American Airlines trying to find a
 >person who could get me a letter waiving excess baggage fees for radio
 >equipment to be used in a "simulated emergency test." I was unsuccessful.
 >Anyone have any experience with AA on this?

AA has gotten REALLY tight with excess baggage etc.  I've never been
successful with them in getting waivers.  And these days it's hard to squirm
your way around anything at the gates anymore... often we would just talk
nice to the gate attendants and get much of our excess baggage checked in
for free... not anymore.

I don't know about the rest of the Caribbean, but for our upcoming 6Y1A trip
in 10 days, AA starts their summertime embargo of luggage in late May.
During this time AA only allows 2 pieces of checked luggage at 70 lbs each,
and one carry-on.  Normally you are allowed overweight and excess bags (each
at a fee), but during the summer embargo, you are NOT allowed to have
overweight bags, nor excess baggage.  It will be left behind at the airport
if you try to bring it.  Also, during the summertime embargo, anything in a
cardboard box is NOT allowed either.

Dan Brown, NA7DB, wrote an article about excess baggage waivers for the DX
Magazine.  There is a copy of the article on my DX Holiday website....
actually, I havent moved it from the old URL, but you can still access it at
http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/qthlist/dxoverweight.htm   normally DX Holiday
is only available at www.dxholiday.com these days.

Kenny K2KW


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>From Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com  Wed May  9 06:16:18 2001
From: Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com (Leigh S. Jones)
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 22:16:18 -0700
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Clubs and WRTC 2002
References: <NEBBJHCKELNGECGGDBBNIEJHDDAA.k6ndv at contesting.com>
Message-ID: <00ed01c0d847$2e6c21d0$ede3c23f at kr6x.org>



Will:

A quick search reveals the following contact information:

Yankee Clipper Contest Club
webmaster at yccc.org
http://www.yccc.org
http://www.yccc.org/Info/roster.html

Frankford Radio Club
http://www.frc-contest.org
k3ww at fast.net
w2ox at fast.net
bob at k2ut.org
http://www.frc-contest.org/officers.htm

Potomac Valley Radio Club
http://www.pvrc.org
n3oc at wirelessinc.com
n4zr at contesting.com
http://www.pvrc.org/reference.htm

Society of Midwest Contesters
http://www.w9smc.com
k9pg at qth.com

Northern California Contest Club
http://www.nccc.cc/
n6xi at arrl.net

Mad River Radio Club
http://www.qsl.net/mrrc/
K8CC at ix.netcom.com

North Coast Contesters
http://www.qsl.net/ncc
k8dx at raex.com

North Texas Contest Club
ask K5FUV

South East Contest Club
secc.contesting.com
jpryor at arches.uga.edu (k4ogg)

Florida Contest Group
http://www.qsl.net/fcg/
k1to at aol.com

Minnesota Wireless Association

Western Washington DX Club
http://www.wwdxc.org offline

Summary: the three that I haven't located a contact point for are
North Texas Contest Club
Minnesota Wireless Association
Western Washington DX Club

Any help from the reflector?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Angenent" <k6ndv at contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:50 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Clubs and WRTC 2002


 >
 > ....... [*** try
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml
 > ***] .......
 >
 > Please send me contact information and email address for the
following clubs.
 > This is to get in contact with the WRTC 2002 (USA) nominating clubs.
 >
 > Yankee Clipper Contest Club
 > Frankford Radio Club
 > Potomac Valley Radio Club
 > Society of Midwest Contesters
 > Northern California Contest Club
 > Mad River Radio Club
 > North Coast Contesters
 > North Texas Contest Club
 > South East Contest Club
 > Florida Contest Group
 > Minnesota Wireless Association
 > Western Washington DX Club
 >
 > Thank you.
 > Will, K6NDV
 > President SCCC
 >
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