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

d.cutter at ntlworld.com d.cutter at ntlworld.com
Wed Mar 31 02:26:47 PDT 2010


I would have thought the folks that work at these sites have addressed the emc with their vehicles long ago.  They will have an unprecedented wealth of knowledge, I'm sure.  No doubt there will be a fair sprinkling of hams working there as well.

David
G3UNA

---- Dave White <mausoptik at btinternet.com> wrote: 
> There's a large transmitting site near Saarbrucken which must at some point have cased car electrical problems, because there's a huge faraday cage over the autobahn next to the antennas.  I'm sure there must be photos around on the www
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> Dave G0OIL
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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!
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> Randy
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