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

[Roger]

Randall, Randy wrote:
> Sounds like they still are!
>   
I have a 4-Runner and they installed the rig for me at the dealership.

The only cars I've had problems with were that T-bird going full 
throttle and the whole Chrysler "cab forward" group with the V-6 and it 
was only with that specific engine.  At near a city block one of those 
was louder than the local repeater on 147.00 two miles away. I could 
activate all the computers on the lot going the other direction, but 
they didn't do anything that I could tell.  The dealer took one off the 
lot, put it in the garage and started disconnecting "things".  They 
traced it right to the computer.

The dealer was very helpful, but Chrysler refused to even talk about it.

They apparently changed/fixed the computer in later years. At least I've 
not noticed any more problems since that year, but I haven't gone 
looking either.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> "In theory, theory and practice are the same thing.  In practice they're not."
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> -----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
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> 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
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> ----- 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
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>> 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
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>>
>> "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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