I'll soon be flying. I have made one of those Tape Measure antennas http://home.att.net/~jleggio/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm http://home.att.net/%7Ejleggio/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm just for the trip. IMO, it works as well as an Elk. It certainly is easier to fit in the luggage. I'll even keep my Pryme Al-800 in the luggage but I will take my Smiley antenna with my radios on board. Simply, in the worst case, the Smiley can also be used for LEO satellites.
The Tape Measure antenna is easy to put together, the way I made it, all parts are held by the coax, so none will get lost.
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On 2/20/2010 15:00, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
Anybody know for sure if an Elk antenna is an acceptable carry on luggage item? Disassembled, and rolled up in a bag, for example.
Or am I going to have to check it in?
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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