K3 as hand luggage

[Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB-2]

Hi,

Is it ok to have a K3 inside hand luggage on US flights? Or can one have
problems with TSA?

73 TU,

Felipe - PY1NB

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[N2TK]

I have a wheeled carrier for my K3 and laptop. Take both out for the x-ray
machine. No problems to date.
Tony

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Hi,

Is it ok to have a K3 inside hand luggage on US flights? Or can one have
problems with TSA?

73 TU,

Felipe - PY1NB

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[K6LMP]

I believe that TSA requires laptops, digital movie cameras, and "other large electronics items" to be removed from their carrying cases and placed in a separate bin to go through xray.  practices vary a little from airport to airport, but it certainly does not hurt to at least inform TSA what's in your hand luggage and ask them if it should be removed.  

No matter what, you can count on having the bag and radio take aside to be wiped down and tested for explosives. that has happened to me every time I have carried any ham radio through security, even a little 2-meter mobile unit.  if you check the radio, inform TSA what's in the bag when you hand it over to them.  This is not required but reduces hassles.

if you have any problems with an inspector, ask them to call a supervisor.


lew k6lmp


On Apr 19, 2010, at 5:42 AM, N2TK, Tony wrote:

> I have a wheeled carrier for my K3 and laptop. Take both out for the x-ray
> machine. No problems to date.
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:25 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage
>
> Hi,
>
> Is it ok to have a K3 inside hand luggage on US flights? Or can one have
> problems with TSA?
>
> 73 TU,
>
> Felipe - PY1NB
>
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[Andy Faber]

My experience with the K3 as hand luggage has been good.  I have been taking
my K3 to and from Aruba for 2 1/2 years.  At SFO, about half the time I have
to take it out of the backpack for it to be checked.  They then swab it
briefly for explosives and usually run it through the x-ray machine again.
This has never been a problem, other than causing a slight delay.  On Aruba,
it's just gone through both their local search and the separate TSA search
without causing any comment. I never take it out of the backpack to put in a
separate bin.
73, andy, ae6y


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[Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB-2]

Thank you all for the replies!


73,


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[KF4VTT]

I had no problems with taking my K3 to Bermuda.  I had more trouble with my laptop than anything.  I guess the TSA is trained to scrutinize certain items.  I surely was not going to check the K3 in the belly of the plane and I found a hard case that fit perfect and put it in the overhead bin.

73,
Doug
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