Van, W4GIW, asked: > Does anyone have experience carrying a K3 and power supply > through the TSA inspections at USA airports. What can I > expect??
I carry two K3s and three laptops through TSA carry-on security 3-4 times a year and the radios go through the X-Ray machine without ever leaving their soft cases. Once, leaving Aruba, TSA did a surprise 100% manual inspection of all carry-ons as we boarded and the TSA person opened the flap on each radio case, saw the radio and closed it back up with no questions. I was amazed that there wasn't more discussion, but after 15+ round trips it doesn't seem to be a major problem. I know a half-dozen others who have had the same experience, including the Elecraft staff which have lots of "K3s through TSA carry-on" experience. That said, one caution is that some intra-European and other foreign flights have much more limited carry-on permissions and I could probably not get by with my two K3s and three PCs. Ed - W0YK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
