[Amps] Mobile Amps ?

[Roger (K8RI)]

When I purchased my Toyota 4-Runner the dealer installed the rig for me. 
As the 4-Runner was up to 105,000 and starting to show some rust in 
places that were not normally visible, I think I washed it twice in the 
last ten years and it set outside all the time. I used it for the down 
payment on a lease for a new Rav-4.  I no longer need the capabilities 
of the Big 4-Runner and the new models are bigger and far more 
expensive. They have offered to install the rig(s) in the Rav-4.
I'll soon find out how well it tolerates RF.

73, Roger (K8RI)


On 4/15/2017 10:12 AM, Manfred Mornhinweg wrote:
> Bill, Jim,
>
>>> Be careful with so much power in a mobile. Many newer cars are highly
>>> computerized and won't tolerate RFI.
>>
>> YES! My 2006 Toyota Sequoia (big SUV) went into "limp home" mode with 
>> only 100W on 20M.
>
> I'm a happy man! I still drive a Nissan SUV made in 1992, special 
> model for 3rd world countries. The only factory-installed electronics 
> in it is the timer for the rear wiper intermittent function! The 
> engine has a fully mechanical carburetor, the ignition is by points 
> and capacitor (called "condenser" by mechanics) in a mechanical 
> distributor, and so on. There is no ABS, no airbags, no catalytic 
> converter with all of its associated sensors and controller, no 
> navigation electronics, no nothing. Even the original voltage 
> regulator was mechanical, but I changed that to an electronic regulator.
>
> This car is a dream for any ham: After installing resistor-type spark 
> plugs, there is no interference whatsoever from the car to the radios, 
> and of course there is no interference from the radios to the car - 
> it's kinda hard to QRM a carburetor! :-)
>
> I bought this car because 1992 was the last year when cars without 
> emission control were licensed without much restrictions in my 
> country, and I intended to hold on to it while I can maintain it. 
> While some European environmentalists might cringe, I can assure them 
> that it's not as bad as they think: This car has a highly complex 
> carburetor, along with gas recirculation and other measures, all fully 
> mechanical, that result in pretty low CO, NO and HC emissions. Along 
> with CO2 emissions that are slightly lower than those of an equivalent 
> modern car!
>
> As a ham, I wouldn't buy any car whose manufacturer forbids installing 
> a transceiver in it! Just like I would never buy a house in a 
> condominium that has antenna restrictions.
>
> Manfred
>
>
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