[CQ-Contest] Radio as Carry-On Luggage

[Jim Idelson]

>At last night's NCCC meeting, one of our club's WRTC participants said he had 
judiciously wrapped his Vibroplex key paddles securely in lots of bubble wrap 
before packing in his suitcase, but when he arrived in PY, it was in pieces 
with the letters "TSA" written on the outside ;-(
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For my trip to Brasil, I packed a lot of gear in a small package, and packed 
that in a large suitcase [checked baggage]. I wrote a note to TSA describing 
the gear as "Amateur Radio equipment to be used in an international 
competition." One of the items was a Bencher paddle in bubble wrap! When I got 
to Brasil, the package was clearly inspected, but everything seemed to have 
been treated nicely.

Jim Idelson K1IR
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