[RFI] Mobile amps and vehicle issues

Hardy Landskov n7rt at cox.net
Mon Jan 16 23:14:54 EST 2006


My 2001 Silverado is a mess also. After shielding the plug wires and
getting a 2 S unit improvement , the fuel pump noise is so bad that clip on
ferrites don't do a thing in the wiring harness.  Some day I will drop the
tank and do it right.
N7RT

At 08:25 AM 1/16/06 -0600, Dave NØRQ wrote:
>Not all GM vehicles are quiet.
>
>My 2003 Chevy Express van (with gasoline Vortec 6000 6 liter engine)
>is very noisy, peaking on 6 meters.  A number of attempts to cure it
>via normal recommended methods have all failed.  The dealer is
>absolutely useless, even though I showed them how weak AM
>broadcast stations on the factory radio were significantly impacted
>by the engine noise.
>
>I've basically given up, since NB on the Kenwood TS-480
>does a fairly decent job of reducing the noise.
>
>- Dave N0RQ
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Michael Germino" <ad6aa at sbcglobal.net>
>To: <rfi at contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:25
>Subject: Re: [RFI] Mobile amps and vehicle issues
>
>
>> So that everyone is not scared away from HF mobile with the newer 
>> vehicles, I would like to say that I have three GMC gas engine pickups in 
>> the last 16 years and they all have been very quiet.
>
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