[Elecraft] Mobile from 117 VAC

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

There's nothing like doing the job correct, and Kent's installations 
seem to indicate such.

I've used my Tentec 599 Eagle in my 2005 GMC Somona with a Hustler array 
on the rear, power cables direct to the battery.  No issues any band 80 
- 6 meters.   Same basic configuration and installation in the travel 
trailer.  It does however slightly "modulate" the interior LED bulbs on CW.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 10/9/2017 4:45 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
> I can offer only my personal mobile experiences over 46 years, for 
> what it's worth:
>
> 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury
> FT-101E mounted over transmission hump
> Power cable direct from car's battery to rig
> Hustler rear-deck-lid-mounted antenna
> Many 140-watt HF CW QSOs
> No problems with any function of the car itself
>
> 1980 Chrysler Cordoba
> FT-101E mounted over transmission hump
> Exactly the same set-up and connections
> No problems with any function of the car itself
>
> 1984 Oldsmobile 98 Brougham
> 1989 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
> 1992 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
> 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
> 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
> Raising kids, no rig in any of the above cars
>
> 2000 Cadillac DHS
> FT-100D under-dash mounted
> Many 100-watt mobile CW QSOs, hundreds of VHF/UHF FM QSOs
> Power cable direct from car's battery to rig
> ATAS-120 mounted on left side of trunk lid for HF
> Comet 5/8 wave dual-band mounted on right side of trunk lid (VHF/UHF)
> Diamond-K400 trunk mounts for both antennas
> One-inch braid between trunk lid and something very metal and 
> substantial (can't remember what) inside the trunk
> No problems with any accessories, navigation, or display screen at 
> either 100 or 50 watt levels
>
> 2006 Cadillac DTS
> FT-100D under-dash mounted
> Same set-up and connections
> No problems with any accessories, navigation, or display screen at 
> either 100 or 50 watt levels
>
> 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550
> FT-857D control head in dash, RF deck under seat
> Exactly same set-up and connections
> No problems with any accessories, navigation, or display screen at 
> either 100 or 50 watt levels
>
> 2017 Lincoln Continental
> FT-857D control head in dash, RF deck under seat
> Exactly same set-up and connections
> Running only VHF/UHF at 50 watts so far
> No problems with any accessories, navigation, or display screen
>
> Not being an E.E. and not knowing any better, I probably did it all 
> wrong.
>
> 73,
>
> Kent  K9ZTV
>
>
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