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a more mature response might be something along the lines of "I'm a cybersecurity researcher/hobbyist and the device is used to communicate with other electronics for the purposes of security research", although that argument doesn't exactly have a good track record with law enforcement in many countries...


"it's a device for analyzing wireless signals"


Even that is saying too much.

It's vague, nontechnical and invites follow-up questions, and implies you're the type who'll tamper with the aircraft in flight.

It's also repetitive enough to come across as improvised. "As a private investigator, I use this tool to...investigate privates." I'd flag you.

Sibling comment nails it-- "it's a wireless signal analyzer." Gets right to the point, sounds legit and implies safety through read-only operation.




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