[Elecraft] Connecting Transceivers in Vehicles - Change ofRecommended Practice - OT

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

strikes me that is a bad idea, it the battery ground connection becomes disconnected, your rig carries all the current, including the starter - fuse or no fuse!
73 de M0XDF
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On 17 Mar 2010, at 14:33, Tom W8JI wrote:

> I should have said "going to the negative post  and fusing the negative lead" is a bad idea. The radio negative needs to go to the vehicle chassis near but not on the battery chassis ground connection.