[Elecraft] Mobile high power

[Jeff Stai]

You see lots of mobile radios out in rural areas. Volunteer fire
departments. This need won't go away soon.

Vehicle electronic sensitivity is nothing new. At least 20 years ago I
recall keying 100 watts in traffic on my morning commute and seeing the
trunk of the Lexus in front of me pop right open. Another time I pulled
into a parking structure while wrapping up a UHF QSO (short antenna) and
set off every car alarm on the floor. Good times. Hopefully improvements
have been made since then. 73 jeff wk6i


On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 10:12 AM Ken Winterling <wa2lbi at gmail.com> wrote:

> I believe all of the vehicles I've owned have had a statement in their
> manuals about transmitters.  Despite that, vehicles from many
> manufacturers, domestic and foreign, are used in services that use
> transmitters such as police, fire, ambulance, taxi, etc.  Some services use
> multiple radios in vehicles covering everything frequencies from HF through
> 900mHz (and above?) and varying power levels.  I have yet to see one of
> those vehicles have any RF-related problems affecting vehicle electronics.
>
> If commercial radio installation companies can install transmitters in all
> of these vehicles without harm it seems to me that hams can do it using
> similar installation procedures.  They are carfeul as to where power is
> sourced and fused as well as to how power, control, and antenna wires are
> routed in the vehicle.  None of my radio installations since 1970 have ever
> caused a problem in any vehicle I owned.
>
> Ken
> WA2LBI
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 12:51 PM Steve Sergeant <stevesgt at effable.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My 2014 Honda Insight includes an almost identical statement in its
> manual.
> >
> > I've only dared operate HTs with magmounts in this car, so far with
> > impunity.
> >
> >
> > On 5/6/19 9:45 AM, Phil Hystad via Elecraft wrote:
> > > My 2018 Toyota RAV4/Hybrid has a warranty statement saying “Do not
> > operate mobile based radio transmission equipment” and that this could
> (not
> > would but could) violate the warranty.
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