[VHFcontesting] RFI and car computer

[Bruce Herrick]

>I contacted 
>Toyota about the problem and no help from them - they are more concerned 
>with your 100 watt radio messing up the anti-lock brakes and fuel injection 
>computers, etc. After about 2 years of trying, I basically gave up, and 
>learned to live with it using PL decode mode on repeaters and on some SSB 
>frequencies, it's tolerable. So, be forewarned - YMMV. Good Luck.
>
>George

George makes a very valid point here.  All cars have had some sort of ECU since the late 80s, and more micros are being added all the time.  I have never had a problem with my Toyota pickups or my current Honda CR-V, but beware - at least Toyota, and perhaps others, will blame any problems with the car on your installed transmitting equipment - and will void the warranty.  Moral - if the car breaks, remove the gear and don't tell them about it...

My biggest RFI source remains my 10 year old Garmin GPS III.

Bruce WW1M

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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "John AA5JG" <aa5jg at lcisp.com>
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>Cc: <nn9k at arrl.net>
>Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:48 AM
>Subject: [VHFcontesting] RFI and car computer
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>We just bought a new (to us) 2007 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan.  The 
>salesman went over the fact that the van has a computer in it a couple of 
>times.  Has anyone had problems with their rig affecting the on-board 
>vehicle computer?  This is not the on-star or GPS computer, just the run 
>which runs the vehicle.  I would be mainly going mobile on 6m at around 35 
>watts or so on SSB and CW.
>
>73s John AA5JG
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