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oh yeah the other thing I did as part of today's Tesla Takedown protest

I finally took along the HT - handheld shortwave transmitter - using the parts I made to hook it to my bike:

thingiverse.com/thing:7027125

kinda scary at first because of hard bumps making me worried about jarring the radio badly, then I remembered "oh right I can engage the fork suspension" and after that everything was pretty great! Being on the handlebars, the radio and holder get the full benefit of the suspension so it gets a super smooth ride.

I didn't really try to use the radio, tho', being busy with the protest. I did some scanning but didn't really pick up much. maybe next time?

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@bolderbekah @elmiller0330 @ai6yr
Traveling with my #yaesu #ht #FT5 #HamRadio. bag was pulled off security conveyor belt and opened.
#TSA agent pulls out my #magnetic mount, 1/4 wave, dual band #2m / #70cm #antenna with the #coax wound around the base.
TSA agent: “what’s this?”
Me: “an antenna”
TSA agent to the agent running the X-ray: “it’s an antenna!”
I stuff it back in my bag and head to my gate. This is the first and only time this has happened.