Re: Transporting a SSTC on an airplane

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

I regularly carry all sorts of electronics (radios, loose PC boards, masses 
of wires, etc. through airports.  Sometimes they'll stop you and ask what 
in the world it is.  As long as your device doesn't say something like 
"Remote Bomb Detonation Controller" it's probably just fine.

You'll definitely need good ID, and I wouldn't wear your grungiest 
clothes.  In my case, it's very possible that the NASA/JPL employee ID lets 
me get away with it when I'm travelling on work.  However, when I went to 
England in summer 2002, I carried all my radios, lots of cables to 
interconnect laptops and cameras, etc., and nobody blinked.

At 05:04 PM 9/2/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Dan Strother" <dstroth-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>Hey everyone,
>
>I'm going to be attending the Cheesehead Teslathon this weekend, and 
>wanted to bring along my SSTC electronics to demonstrate (Steve Ward will 
>be providing me with a coil and whatnot).
>
>Now, I was wondering if anyone could offer advice about transporting the 
>SSTC driver electronics on an airplane. They will (hopefully) be enclosed 
>in a nice aluminum project box. Has anyone had experience with carrying 
>homemade electronic devices in your baggage, etc? Should I just not risk it?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Dan Strother