[CQ-Contest] Radio as Carry-On Luggag

[Eric Hilding]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, ah8dx Craig Maxey wrote:

 > 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 foresee any problems
 > with all of my radio luggage that ravels with me. Mainly interested in my
 > carry-on luggage which almost always has my transceiver in it and a couple
 > of 3-500's.

FYI, unless I cancel the trip again (for the 3rd time), a pending radio 
trip in early September prompted me to send an email inquiry to the TSA 
regarding my radio "stuff" including carry-on.

I sent ONE email, and have received FIVE of the following automated "DO NOT 
REPLY" responses:

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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:52:44 -0400
From: "<<TSA-DONOTREPLY>>" <TSA-DONOTREPLY.Tsa-DONOTREPLY at dhs.gov>
Subject: Your e-mail has been received

Please do not respond to this automated response.

Your e-mail has been received by the Transportation Security Administration's
(TSA) Contact Center.  Our goal is to respond as quickly as possible.  However,
at times, high volumes sometimes delay our response.  We appreciate your
patience.  You may also find the answer to your question on our web site at
www.tsa.gov .

To ensure that you are able to receive a response from the TSA Contact Center,
we recommend that Spam filters be disabled and that your email account have
ample space to receive large files and/or attachments.
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I gave them an email address that would completely bypass all my s p a m 
filters, but I seem to be caught in an autoreply "spam loop" from them.

If I ever do get a detailed response to my specific inquiry, I'll pass it 
along.

73...

Rick, K6VVA