[50mhz] Re: [ICOM] RFI and car computer

[Mort Arditti]

John,
This is just for your reference.  My car is a 2004 Honda Accord and the 
radio is 706 MKIIG.
I do not have any problems.  My configuration is.
The radio is in the trunk.  The DC wires from the battery to the radio are 
#10 dedicated only for the radio.
Next to the radio I have an LC filter.  The L value is unknown to me. It 
came out of a defective computer
power supply.  It was handy and can carry the current.  The C is 400 uF 25 
VDC in parallel with several
Ceramic capacitors, 0.1 and 0.01 uF.  The radio is grounded with a 3/8" 
braid to the body within 1 - 2
feet from the radio.  The antenna is on the trunk lid.

I hope this helps.

Mort, KB6BSN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John AA5JG" <aa5jg at lcisp.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject: [ICOM] RFI and car computer


> 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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