[TowerTalk] noise

[Roger L. Elowitz]

Hi Mary Francis,

In all my life I have never, ever dealt with Whitney!  I've looked over
dozens of their catalogs and thought they had some interesting stuff...
but growing up and living in Brooklyn, NY as a kid... if there wasn't a
store to buy the same stuff from... one could always as Vito to
"borrow" it from some parked car! J.C Whitney consequently rarely did
much business in Brooklyn, I'd guess. Vito, on the other hand, is now
making license plates in a heavily shielded environment.

No doubt your experiences are more than valid.  Thanks for the input!

I just had another "great" idea.  But seriously folks.....One can
probably easily fashion an aluminum shield for your ignition coil and
distributor cap out of a heavy duty aluminum turkey roasting pan....
the kind a homemaker or significant other (notice I didn't say wife!)
would use in the kitchen.  Some creative folding and cutting and and
grounding and....Voilą! Ignition silence! 

Hey!  It's worth a try! If it works.... you might move on to Origami or
Kellum Grips!
 
Roger, K2JAS


At 05:44 PM 8/26/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>On Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:12:52 -0400 "Roger L. Elowitz"
><K2JAS@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>>Hi Dick,
>>
>>re ignition noise and finding shielded distributor caps etc....
>>
>>My best guess is to look in a J.C. Whitney  automotive parts catalog.
>   With all due respect I would NEVER deal with J.C. Witney.  Sure they
>have a LOT of neat stuff, stuff that I imagine might be difficult to
>find.  However, based on several interactions I've had with them over the
>past five years I couldn't recommend the company.  Some of the stuff they
>sell is, er, not the best quality.  I've had problems with absolutely
>everything I've purchased from them and when I call (they don't have an
>800 number) I get a big runaround (read: a large long distance phone
>bill) and I'm finally told I need to write to some customer service
>address but with the "assurance" that probably nothing can be done.  I
>have purchased an antenna matcher (okay, now that I'm licensed I should
>have known that the car antenna shouldn't be used for CB), solar panel to
>charge the car battery (the plastic separated from the cells, decreasing
>output dramatically, after just 24 hours of use) and a backup alarm
>(plastic thing that clogs and breaks after a little dust or mud comes in
>contact with it).
>   Now, since this is not a "bash a vendor" reflector, I'll get off my
>soapbox.  Apologies if I went on too long.
>
>>I would also imagine that in a real pinch you could fashion something
>>out of aluminum foil.... say the real heavy duty stuff used for
>>baking.... and double or triple layer it.  
>   I'd recommend something like this.  Shows some creativity.  Perhaps
>there's some other vendor of car "goodies"?
>                                                      73,
>                                                      Mary-Frances
>
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