[RFI] Car Advice

[rbodine at cpinternet.com]

The only issue I have experienced running HF (UHF & VHF) in my '02 Highlander is the same as Jim mentioned below with the heater, on 20 meters but (touch wood) nothing beyond that running MN and WI qso parties every year since the car was new and a 93 Camry prior to that.  Radio IC 706 mk IIg and HS screwdriver.  Power and ground (fused) direct from the battery and radio grounded to chassis.

73 es HNY
Dick, N0IM

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-----Original Message-----
From: kd4e <doc at kd4e.com>

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:15:47 
To: rfi at contesting.com<rfi at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Car Advice


Is it possible one might accidentally trigger an exploding pillow or two?

Talk about unpleasant at 70MPH!

>> That motor is powerful, so 
>> an RF-induced steering error wouldn't be a pleasant scenario!
>>     
>
> Modern cars are FULL of electronics. I've heard it said that there 
> are multiple microprocessors scattered around the various systems. 
> When I keyed up in that Toyota Sequoia, the first symptom was that 
> the motor blowing warm and cold air into the passenger compartment 
> would speed up when I transmitted. 
>
> 73,
>
> Jim K9YC 
>
>   

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