Originally Posted by
avsfan733
Scuba, can you comment on your experience carrying your radio? I have always avoided mine partially due to size reasons and partially out of not wanting to deal with what I feel is the inevitable stupidity. Might be interesting to see what I can pick up next time I am waiting for someone in the cell phone lot.
The radios I use when i travel are handheld that at most put out 5w of power, there small and compact and travel well and can be broken down with the antennas removed very easily. there nothing like the ones(Yes plural) i have in the car or at home that have much more power and better reception.
I have a more powerful radio that travels in a pelican 1510 case(including battery for power(~24hrs) but all sorts of problems would occur if i started to put up a portable buddy pole in a terminal. Heck the looks from walking around with a pigtail in my ear are bad enough, let alone wearing a throat mic set up.
Give me till the end of the day or tomorrow and i will post a list of channels/Frequencies that i can dig up. As my cards are not with me there in my go kit that is currently a 20+ hour drive from me (its a 3 hour flight, but not a chance in he double hockey sticks im flying now).
Originally Posted by
avsfan733
Thats my general response the couple times I previously got SSSS'ed. It will continue if I encounter this silly new patdown. A relatively loud 'oh look I get a cutie' seems to do a lot expedite the patdowns...it may help that I am not the least bit attractive.
Oh that would be a great situation to film. I bet the reaction on the clerks face would be priceless.