[Antennas] Need help with mobile intallation of my ICOM 706 MKIIG

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:50:01 -0500

I have a 1990 Caddi.  A few weeks after installing my 706, my Anti-Lock
Brake system broke.  Just had the unit replaced for $700.  I now wonder if
the two events were related.  I do not want to put the radio back into the
Caddi until I know it was not related.  

Anyone know a RFI contact at GM?  

Anyone know if this system could have been damaged by HF RF?

73 de WA2EHZ

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> Subject: 	[Antennas] Need help with mobile intallation of my ICOM 706
> MKIIG
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> My point is this...   I worked day and night trying to rid myself of the
> engine noise problem in my Ford.  Ford sold a unit to "fix" it.  It
> didn't.  I went directly to the engine battery.  That didn't help.  I
> bought the best Radio Shack filter.  That didn't help.   I contacted AES,
> and they sorta smiled.  I then heard about GM advertising at Dayton about
> how they solved the RF noise problems people were having.   
> 
> I know this...   I plugged in my radios into the Impala and they had ZERO
> noise problems.  And I mean ZERO.  My conclusion?  You may or may not
> find the solution to your Ford noise issues.  Go ahead and try.  You may
> be one of the few.   If you buy an Impala, you will not have the problem
> in the first place.  I also concluded that in my case, it was not in the
> line.  It was RF.   In fact, every time a Ford drives by me on the road
> or near a stop light, I chuckle because my radios (Icom and Yaesu) start
> whining.  As soon as the Ford goes away, the noise goes away!!
> 
> Sean
> WD8OKN
> Midland, MI
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