has the attitude at Europeean airports changed re scanners since I
visited a few yers ago ??? I always travel with at least oni hi-tech
"toy" or radio

a few yers ago, I traveled to Germany to visit relatives and play
tourist. I flew into Frankfurt (FRA/EDDF)and then on to Hamburg
(HAM/EDDH), on the way home, we left out of Stuttgart (STG/EDDS)

I listed both the IATA (Airline) and ICAO codes... USA airport ICAO
codes begin with a K (as in KLAX, KPHX)

Well, at FRankfurt, I had a hand held scanner in my hand and could
listen to anything I wanted, tower, operations, police and nobody seemed
to care... same at Hamburg....

When we left via Stuttgart, the security, Airline people and airport
police asked me what the thing (scanner) was and what I was doing with
it.. I also had a frequency list on a note pad..frequencies for Southern
California and the Phoenix area.... I was asked to put the scanner in my
checked baggage.. comming back from vacation, I had no more room in the
checked baggage...

Finally, I was ushered into a corner of the terminal, had an Airline
supervisor, airport security supervisor, and ref from the airport police
I had to give them the scanner and was able to get it back once hte
plane landed from an airline rep who had the scanner in an envelope with
my name on it. The scanner was caried in the cockpit by the pilots

In addition to the scanner, I also had a SONY-2010 shortwave..the
shortwave was in my briefcase. I remember the security swabbing the
radio to check for explosive residue.. I had not fertilized my lawn
before packing so I did not have to worry...I was however asked how the
thing worked...the SONY-2010 has 32 different buttons on the face...
either function keys ore one-touch memory buttons...

JOHN