[Elecraft] KX3 vehicle mount

[Jim Brown]

VHF/UHF is a VERY different animal with respect to RFI to and from a 
vehicle's electronics. Using the vehicle's chassis as the return for 
power is a recipe for serious problems. Yes, it carries DC just fine, 
but it forms a BIG loop that is a sitting duck for all the RF trash in 
the vehicle.

73, Jim K9YC

On Mon,9/12/2016 8:29 PM, thelastdb wrote:
>  I was once a 2-way radio tech and have installed over 1000 business 
> band radios (yes, over one thousand) in my 15 or so years career. One 
> thing we, the companies I've worked for, was NEVER to run a dedicated 
> ground wire to the battery. We used a short ground wire from the radio 
> and the local vehicle chassis.