[Icom] RE: Mobile Noise Supression Help Needed

[Dick Flanagan]

At 01:57 PM 8/20/2002, you wrote:
 >By the way, just for information, a set of Magnecor suppresser plug wires is
 >$145.00US for a set of three. Pretty steep, especially if that turns out to
 >NOT be the problem.

I bought mine six years ago and they are still working fine, but they are 
only part of any ignition noise solution.  In every case of ignition noise, 
I have found that 80-90% of any solution was proper grounding of the 
exhaust pipe.  Since most exhaust pipes are kept off the chassis by rubber 
insulators, the pipes make nice 20 meter antennas.  Run a piece of RG-8 
shield from the tail pipe and the chassis and you will be amazed at how 
much any noise is reduced.

This works especially well with ICOM radios!!

73, Dick
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