Re: [amsat-bb] Batteries and airlines

["Lowell White" <whiteld@xxxxxxx>]

Nunn-Bush shoes have them too. My routine now is to have my pager off and in my laptop bag for scanning; all keys, watch, radio gear, and pocket change (latter in a zip-top baggie) in my laptop bag. I also take my belt off (for the buckle) and have my shoes off ALL before/when approaching the scanner. I put all of the above on the x-ray conveyor to reduce hassles and it generally means a quick trip through the body scanner with no follow-on "wanding".

Lowell
K9LDW


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On 6/11/03 at 2:04 PM Bruce Bostwick wrote:

>> I have never been asked to turn anything on. But one time in Atlanta, 
>> they did
>> swab the inside of the carry on bag and tested for explosive residue. 
>> Handed me
>> the bag and said thank you.
>
>I *have* been asked to turn my Kenwood TH-79A on, but it was in my 
>carry on luggage and the security folks had pulled it out and wanted to 
>make sure it was what it looked like.  This was *pre*-9/11 .. haven't 
>traveled by air since then.
>
>> I have to stop wearing these Rockport casual shoes. They have a piece 
>> of metal
>> in the bottom of the shoe (can't feel it, didn't know it was there) 
>> but it
>> trips the metal detectors every time. They take away my shoes and 
>> check them
>> and bring them back. That is more of an inconvienence to me than all my
>> electronic stuff.
>
>Funny you should mention that, because a pair of boots I had at the 
>time also had some metal in the sole.  Confused the heck out of me .. I 
>usually travel with really light pockets when I go by air specifically 
>to avoid getting hassled at the metal detector, and I KNEW there was 
>nothing metal in my pockets because I'd stashed it all at home.  It 
>took me and the security guy several minutes with the detector wand to 
>figure out that there was some metal in the sole of the boot.  No idea 
>why, and I wish the people that make shoes would let us know when they 
>do that ..
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>                   Bruce Bostwick N5VB
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