At 08:19 AM 2/23/2011, n0jy@lavabit.com wrote:
I have always laid the "big" ones (FT-817, CCRadio) out in a tub for them to look at, the first couple of times having not done so wound up with a swab and a some questions. Having them exposed seems to have eliminated that so far. The HTs and wall warts and such I left in my "radio" bag, nothing has been said about them although it gets the random swab or peek once in a great while.
Radios I've carried in carry on baggage. I always take them out and put them separately in their own tray. Chargers, etc, I just pack in checked luggage, since they're usually fairly rugged, and I put them in amongst clothing. Only had problems occasionally with an antenna that can look sus on X-ray, so that tends to get left out as well. Let's see, 2 HTs, 2 laptops, and other electronic gadgets, no problems, except when leaving Melbourne for the US, where one overzealous security guard queried the radio. A quick check with his supervisor sorted out the confusion.
In the US (admittedly several years ago now), I only got stopped once, and a quick manual inspection by one of the TSA guys was all that was needed to verify all was OK. Turned out something in my bag was blocking the X rays and causing a confusing view of the contents.
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