Gerry.... at base I agree with you, I think carry on should be a purse
sized thing and that is all.
BUT, my experience with checked luggage is the reverse of yours.... I had a
laptop and camera and other valuables stolen in Delhi airport and Delta
refused to honor my request for reimbursement ... even after I sent them the
box the laptop came in to prove my ownership of it.... I sent other
documents too, of course.
India friends tell me that guys there bribe their way into a baggage handler
job just so they can strip the luggage. India is certainly NOT the only
place like that.
A few years ago when tv journalism still existed, there was a CBS hidden
camera on the JFK NYC baggage handlers... They had an assembly line going...
one man to pry the bags open, another to search, and another to carry away
the stolen loot. Now, with extensive searches, you can not even lock your
checked luggage.
Too, the absurdity of the baggage searches is too evident.... A couple of
trips ago, while standing there looking at the inspectors who knew it was my
bag... I watched them paw thru my bag only to find a bottle of liquid Pepto
these intrepid fellows triumphantly discovered. They never put items back
the way I carefully packed them, and thus my delicate items are even more in
danger of damage due to poor re-packing. Go on a DXpedition with one radio
only to arrive with a mashed up box of junk ...or nothing at all... is very
disappointing.
When airlines provide as much security to their baggage handling as they
provide by "strip searching" incoming passengers, THEN, I will add my small
voice to the call for no carry on bags. Until then, anything valuable goes
inside the cabin with me until I am arrested for doing so.
P.S. ... A nice Haliburton or Pelican case is a sure tip off to rip
off......
73,
Charles Harpole
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Gerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Charles Harpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] flying w. radios
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:17:07 -0600
I and my staff traveled the world with a lot more valuable, delicate and
heavier electronics that ham gear in checked luggage with no problems
(damage or loss) using good hard-shell cases like Halliburton and Pelican.
If our flying security is improved by not allowing ANY carry-on
electronics,
I'm all for it.
Gerry VE6LB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Harpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 9:51 PM
Subject: [DX-CHAT] flying w. radios
> Latest airline flying scare suggests "carry on" may be very difficult
now.
> Any thots about alerting the security system that ham radios are
innocent?
> Should we show license immediately, etc?
>
> I sure hate to put radio or laptop in the hole (baggage compartment) and
> also fear theift from baggage handlers, 73,
>
> Charles Harpole, VU3CHE
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