Re: Questions about taking a QRP station on the plane

Posted by va3bxg on Jun 22, 2012; 9:16pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Questions-about-taking-a-QRP-station-on-the-plane-tp7557950p7557968.html

I carried on a KX3 (#33) with a MFJ-1899 antenna. From CDN their only concern was that the antenna was not a police  club. On the return trip from the US, not even a blink.




Robert

a 'kosher' ham
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Kahn <[hidden email]>
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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:30:24
To: Ronald Nutter<[hidden email]>
Cc: elecraft<[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Questions about taking a QRP station on the plane

Ron,

The last time I travelled with a rig, it was an FT-857D.  I was able to put
it and all the cables I needed into my carry-on, which was just my regular
attache/brief case.  I attached a copy of my license to the top of the
rig.  I had the rig and power cable.  I didn't have a power supply because
I was renting a vehicle and driving back home (bizarre business trip - I'll
tell you the gory details off-list if you really want to know).  Anyway,
TSA didn't even give the rig and cabling a second look.  As to antennas,
because this was a trip to one of my company's offices in Metro DC, I just
shipped my antennas, mounts, and other necessaries ahead to one of my
co-workers.  Don't know if that is an option for you or not.

Hope this helps.

73,

--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
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K3 #281, P3 #688
HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Ronald Nutter <[hidden email]>wrote:

> I will be doing some travelling and plan on taking a QRP station with
> me.  I have a KX3 on order.  With the hassle of dealing with TSA, I dont
> think I should have a problem with putting the KX3, a power supply, the
> pigtail wifi interface, and a few other things in a Pelican case.  The
> antennas is where I will probably run into a problem.  I am looking at a
> couple of different antennas but expect that I will have to pack them in
> my luggage.  Any thoughts/experiences on this ?
>
> Thanks,
> Ron
> KA4KYI
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