Taking my handheld on a domestic flight?

[MCKFD34]

Uniden BCD436hp - i want to bring it with me on a flight. And, listen to it on the plane with an earpiece of course. Is this allowed?

 

[6079smithw]

Having it in a carry-on, OK. Operating it during flight, verboten. Rules are the same as for cellphones on pretty much every commercial carrier.
Check your airline's website just to be sure; they all have a list of what's OK and what isn't.

 

[bchappuie]

Any device that is a radio is forbidden to be powered up on active commercial flight. There is fear of RF interference. They seem to have gotten over the 2.4 and 5 GHZ wi-fi and bluetooth, however nothing else. I did operate my GPS on a flight one time, we didn't crash or go off course, but I was told later that was big NO NO.

 

[CrabbyMilton]

You can bring it in the plane with you but no, keep it turned off. Last year I flew on DELTA and they said absolutely nothing about having to turn off cell phones. So I recorded the takeoff. Indiscriminately of course.

 

[6079smithw]

Any device that is a radio is forbidden to be powered up on active commercial flight. There is fear of RF interference. <snip>
I did operate my GPS on a flight one time, we didn't crash or go off course, but I was told later that was big NO NO.

Once again, check with the airline you're flying on. Although pretty much all radios are banned, certain other devices are allowed
at the airline's discretion... I fly Southwest a lot, and GPS units are allowed on their planes, (I geocache as a hobby)
Pretty cool to watch speed on takeoff roll etc.
Check the card in the seat pocket or the in-flight magazine, they all have a list of what's OK and what ain't.

In any case, remember the Flight Crew has the final say in these matters... Have a good trip!

 

[a417]

I've carried full on mobile radios w/ coiled wire and mics in carry-on, when one-waying it to transport a vehicle on multiple domestic flights and no one said boo about it. Only had the bag opened at bag check once, and some of these were only a couple of years after 9/11.

If you check it , and don't make a fuss about it...probably no one will care. If you carry it on, and don't make a fuss about it...probably no one will care. If you turn it on, YMMV.

 

[6079smithw]

Ooops. I meant to say using a radio onboard the flight was taboo... (Its an age thing I guess)
Mr. a417's post is correct, and, like him, I've carried ham/CB/commercial units aboard planes with no problems.
Some years back I had a layover in Portland on the way to LA so I took a bus to HRO and bought a Kenwood tm-d700.
One of the flight attendants saw the bag as I was boarding and asked what kind of radio it was while I was getting my seat. Turned out he was a ham thinking about getting APRS. We had a good conversation (and I got a free beer!)
He mentioned that using the radio in the waiting (gate) area is generally allowed at airports but TSA or airport police
are authorized to ask to see your ham license and/or inspect your radio if they wish and as always, airport staff
has the final say.

Never have had that happen to me, has anyone else here?

 

[n1das]

Any device that is a radio is forbidden to be powered up on active commercial flight. There is fear of RF interference. They seem to have gotten over the 2.4 and 5 GHZ wi-fi and bluetooth, however nothing else. I did operate my GPS on a flight one time, we didn't crash or go off course, but I was told later that was big NO NO.

This is an example of where it is easier and better to just comply with the rules than to try to argue with them about how your radio is not going to cause any problem.