I had an alkaline battery pack inspected once while I was pulled aside for secondary screening. They questioned it as I had wires (going to a coaxial power plug) exposed. The battery pack is used to power a Bluetooth to RS-232 adapter which I use for work. TSA never seems to question a lot of the other cables and AC adapters I carry nor have they questioned the variety of radios (handheld transceviers, scanners, GMRS, SW) that I have carried in my backpack.
Like anything else - YMMV. 73, kevin/kc6pob --- On Tue, 10/14/08, John D. Hays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: John D. Hays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [dstar_digital] machines that cover JFK airport To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 9:00 PM Bob McCormick W1QA wrote: > > > > Word of caution: I now refrain from operating in airports. > Between CCTV and security personnel you may draw suspicion; > keep a valid copy of your license handy. > > Safe travels! > > Bob McCormick W1QA / HS0ZIF > ex PA3GCQ ZL2GCQ > > . > > Just another data point, I've pulled my hand held out in many airports, including while traveling home from India a couple of weeks after 9/11/2001 and never had any issues. Your mileage may vary. Once or twice, I've been asked about it at security (probably < 2% of my travels) and I used to be quite the road warrior, never asked to produce a license -- we should not live in fear. -- John D. Hays Amateur Radio Station K7VE <http://k7ve. ampr.org> PO Box 1223 Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 VOIP/SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: 206-801-0820 801-790-0950 Fax: 866-309-6077 In the UK: 08449867545 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
