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my shortwave radio was confiscated by the Canadian Border Patrol
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May 13th 04, 07:09 AM
Mark Keith
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(Mediaguy500) wrote in message
They then confiscated my shortwave radio and told me that I would get it back
from their Canadian authorities when I re-enter the U.S.
I would have demanded a reciept.
However, when I re-entered the U.S., I never got it back as I was promised.
even though I tried to both then and afterwards.
Did you get a reciept?
And I never saw that shortwave radio again. And it was a good shortwave radio
that picked up good for that time.
I know Mexico can be picky about bringing radios into that country. So
it's not totally unheard of to have border problems with them...
Back in the 80's when they had the big earthquake in Mexico City, I
was part of a group that was going to go there to operate emergency
stations. It was a long complicated story, and I ended up missing the
trip, although the rest did eventually go. In the beginning, we were
going to take a local TV stations lear jet to M.C. But eventually,
they wouldn't let us due to insurance concerns.
So they had to resked a commercial flight. I ended up not being home
when they finally called a few days later, and missed the flight...
But I distinctly remember certain hassles about bringing the radios
into Mexico. We had to have permits, or whatever...You couldn't just
drag them through customs. According to what we were told, we would
lose them if we didn't have permission. This may well be different
than Canada. Myself, I would have demanded a reciept for the radio, if
it was to be returned later. Nothing on paper? You are pretty much
SOL. It's their word against yours, and you will lose every time. They
live there, and you are just another yankee tourist...Sad, but true.
You won't be seeing that radio again. You may well have been scammed.
At the least, you were a victim of radio law ignorance by the customs
people. I can't see why they would take a SW radio, but not a scanner
which can receive potentially more important and sensitive local
Canadian police, military, aircraft, etc...Doesn't really add up.. MK
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