[Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories

[Sam Carpenter]

I lived in Arizona for a while and had a Henry SS750 that ran more than a KW
out on 40 and 80. Whenever I used it on 40m and a 90's Cadillac was within
eyesight it would die. They always restarted but would have to pull over on
the interstate. I had to be careful to scan ahead and behind and not
transmit if I could see one. It also caused quite a traffic stir if it
rained while I was transmitting. Big fire on the Hustler resonators. Larry
Pace replaced every on that smoked and there were several. That Henry was a
hell of a mobile amp!

Sam N9FUT

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of RICHARD SOLOMON
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:38 AM
To: Amplifier Reflector
Subject: Re: [Amps] Good engineering...More Car Computer Horror Stories


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 at sbcglobal.net
> To: Randy.Randall at healthall.com; km1h at jeremy.mv.com; rob at cboh.org;
amps at 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 at 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 at jeremy.mv.com]
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:18 AM
>   To: Randall, Randy; 'Rob Stampfli'; amps at 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 at healthall.com>
>   To: "'Rob Stampfli'" <rob at cboh.org>; <amps at 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 at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
On
>   > Behalf Of Rob Stampfli
>   > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:40 PM
>   > To: amps at 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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