[TowerTalk] airline travel with antenna(s) in a golf bag

[john at kk9a.com]

A golf bag has worked fine for me on a number of occasions for carrying 
aluminum tubing and other long items on a flight.  I use a hard plastic one 
which was pretty inexpensive and no one ever asked what I had inside. 
Unfortunately, airlines have really changed their luggage policies lately 
and perhaps if you do not have golf equipment inside, they will charge you 
for oversize luggage?.  You can also ship the antenna, but then you have to 
deal with clearing customs if going to another country.

John KK9A / P40A  ex. ZF2JB, VP5J,VP2MFT, /FS, /PJ7, /V2A, /VP2E, /VP2V

To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] airline travel with antenna(s) in a golf bag
From: "WW3S"
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:58:31 -0400

Planning a first contest dxpedition....was thinking of packing a small
vertical, along with some other gear, in a airline type golf bag....will the
airlines accept this? or does it need to be golf equipment in there? In
reviewing Delta's policy, it almost looks like they allow only clubs, balls
and one pair of shoes in the bag...