[Mobile-Portable] HTX-10 and speed limit light noise

Wed, 09 Apr 2003 13:25:16 -0400

Jeff,

I get a lot of power company line noise and also interference at fast food 
places.  Here in Virginia Beach we have
a lot of above ground power lines along the roads.  The sub divisions are 
mainly underground.

I keep the noise blanker on and the tone setting on low.  That helps.

I installed a Radio Shack 25 amp DC filter on my feed from the battery to 
the rig.  That eliminated all engine and ignition noise.
I am going to recheck all of my grounds and add one to the rig to see if 
that helps with my power and external noise problems.

Jim

At 06:58 AM 04/09/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Hello, all.  As I was driving around yesterday with my HTX-10, I came upon 
>one of those speed limit warning signs.  It has 2 flashing yellow lights 
>that activate when a vehicle comes close, over a 25 MPH sign.  The sign is 
>here because the road goes from 40 to 25 very quickly.  The sign also has 
>what I think are solar panels on top to keep the battery/ies 
>recharged.  Anyway, as I approach the sign, the yellow lights start to 
>flash, and at the same time, in sync with the alternating flashing yellow 
>lights, I get loud bursts of static on the HTX-10!  It even continued for 
>a few seconds after I passed the sign.  I've never had any bursts of 
>static or noise like this with any other traffic/signal/warning lights.  I 
>haven't come across any railroad crossings yet though, so I don't know if 
>the alternating flashing lights there would cause the same thing.  Anyone 
>got any ideas?
>
>Thanks and 73,
>
>Jeff, KF4KWO
>
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