Haha. Very similar. It was shared on a WhatsApp group but unable to locate it.
Thatās half the problem.
- Carrying commercially made ādangerousā items through the airport = no problem.
- Carrying just as safe home made items = big problem.
Iāve just passed through the scanners at Grantley Adams airport. They donāt have the next gen. ones here yet. Caused much excitement. My carry on bag got reversed back up the belt. I had to unpack everything into smaller packages, so:
Amp
KX2 Go-Bag
LiFePO4 in a Li-Po safe bag
Accessories bag (QMX, QDX, Pi, spare 3S batteries and many, many power, USB leads and connectors).
Kenwood HT and RH-770
12v power supply
I think it made their day.
Exactly Fraser and Iāve always got my SOTA gear through but I like it to look safe now even if it was safe before. As I have said, for me 18650s installed in USB powerpacks now in the carry on with the KX2. They are seen by security thousands of times a day and are no problem. The cables etc. go in the checked luggage. The 18650s have all been charge/discharge tested, checked for physical damage and have clean skins/wrappers.
Anyway, thereās plenty to think on from the survey and discussions.
Oh dear, people worrying about the weight difference between LiPo and LiFePO4 - think of us poor oldies who had to use SLABs to power their 817s in the early SOTA days
I helped a friend carry a ādonāt tip this on its sideā lead acid battery (in a wooden crate with carrying handles) onto a summit onceā¦
I once carried a 34AH car battery together with 10GHz WBFM tx/rx and 40m dish, 2m SSB tx/rx (TR-7010) and an aluminium pole and Jaybeam 8 element yagi up Kinder Scout G/SP-001. Thankfully such madness reduces as you age.
I sincerely hope that was a typo and it was a 40cm not 40 Metre dish! I remember club field days on VHF/UHF/SHF when we ran from Lead Acid batteries that were meant for trucks and Diesel generators that may have come out of small ships!
One area portable operation has gained from advances in technologies is thankfully batteries!
73 Ed.
Indeedā¦ I was never Superman.
I would be interested in a 2300mAh LiFePo4 for my FT818, Iām currently carrying an 8Ah version. Whilst it is lighter than my previous SLAB, my experiment on Stac Pollaidh GM/NS-086 yesterday with a small footprint setup has got me wondering what else I can shrink.
We can chat at the next LRS meet.
Andy
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