Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 3 Jun 91 19:31:48 GMT From: Steven King Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular "Harrassment" at Airport Security Message-ID: Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group, Arlington Hgts IL Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 420, Message 6 of 10 Lines: 28 In article colin@array.uucp (Colin Plumb) writes: > (Not that I expect anyone here to have any difficulty finding some > inessential space in a portable computer if they wented to create a > "working" bomb.) My feelings exactly. I've had to travel with a reasonably large (about 50 pounds with case) HP analyzer at times. When I bring it as a carry-on item airport security invariably wants me to unpack it and turn it on. I know that there's LOTS of room in there to fit exposives and a timer and still have the thing perform as advertised. Oddly, on a trip to Israel (you know, terrorism central?) last month I brought the analyzer as checked baggage. On the Chicago -> Zurich leg they took it no questions asked. (And I specifically told them, "This is computer equipment. PLEASE DON'T X-RAY IT!" Dunno if they did or not, but it still worked when I got there so I don't really care. :-) For the Zurich -> Tel Aviv leg all luggage had to be re-checked, and on that one they had me unpack the analyzer so they could run some sort of explosives sniffer over it. No one ever asked me to actually turn it on, though. (Good thing. I later found out I was missing the fuse needed for 220V AC.) Steven King, Motorola Cellular (...uunet!motcid!king)