They are the same Toyota folks who said nothing is wrong with their cars ??
I remember helping a friend install a 2 Meter FM Radio in his VW. I had to
move the antenna around the vehicle until I found the "sweet spot" where
the engine didn't die when he keyed the mike.
RF and Computers are not always compatible !!
73, Dick, W1KSZ
> From: wa6fgi@sbcglobal.net
> To: Randy.Randall@healthall.com; km1h@jeremy.mv.com; rob@cboh.org;
> amps@contesting.com
> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:29:28 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories
>
> I have in my files a very nice letter from Toyota stating that it was okay
> with running up to 100 W Po in my `09 Scion. Can make it available upon
> request with my address redacted should anyone be interested.
> Gary...wa6fgi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Randall, Randy
> To: 'Carl' ; 'Rob Stampfli' ; amps@contesting.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories
>
>
> Sounds like they still are!
>
> "In theory, theory and practice are the same thing. In practice they're
> not."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl [mailto:km1h@jeremy.mv.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:18 AM
> To: Randall, Randy; 'Rob Stampfli'; amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories
>
> In the mid to late 80's when computers were taking over in vehicles there
> were all sorts of 2 way radio problems reported in QST and commercial
> magazines. Even police radios caused problems.
>
> I remember Toyota was regularly mentioned in ham publications as being
> particularly hard to deal with.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randall, Randy" <Randy.Randall@healthall.com>
> To: "'Rob Stampfli'" <rob@cboh.org>; <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories
>
>
> >I was one of those that had issues with VOA in Mason Ohio. My 89 Dodge
> >Dakota would have an anti-lock brake failure while driving next to the
> >transmitter site while they were transmitting. It was not a one off
> >problem but repeatable. Dodge was no help other than offering to replace
> >the anti-lock computer for $350.00!
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> > "In theory, theory and practice are the same thing. In practice they're
> > not."
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> > Behalf Of Rob Stampfli
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:40 PM
> > To: amps@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories
> >
> >
> > Interesting. I've heard that similar phenomena (and worse) occurred
> > with regularity back when the VOA was running lots of power from their
> > transmitters near Cincinnati, and I had a car once that lit the "Rear
> > light out" lamp when I transmitted on 2m at high power.
> >
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