>I contacted
>Toyota about the problem and no help from them - they are more concerned
>with your 100 watt radio messing up the anti-lock brakes and fuel injection
>computers, etc. After about 2 years of trying, I basically gave up, and
>learned to live with it using PL decode mode on repeaters and on some SSB
>frequencies, it's tolerable. So, be forewarned - YMMV. Good Luck.
>
>George
George makes a very valid point here. All cars have had some sort of ECU since
the late 80s, and more micros are being added all the time. I have never had a
problem with my Toyota pickups or my current Honda CR-V, but beware - at least
Toyota, and perhaps others, will blame any problems with the car on your
installed transmitting equipment - and will void the warranty. Moral - if the
car breaks, remove the gear and don't tell them about it...
My biggest RFI source remains my 10 year old Garmin GPS III.
Bruce WW1M
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John AA5JG" <aa5jg@lcisp.com>
>To: <ft100@yahoogroups.com>; <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>;
><icom@mailman.qth.net>; <50mhz@mailman.qth.net>;
><vhfcontesting@contesting.com>; <6meter@yahoogroups.com>
>Cc: <nn9k@arrl.net>
>Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:48 AM
>Subject: [VHFcontesting] RFI and car computer
>
>
>We just bought a new (to us) 2007 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan. The
>salesman went over the fact that the van has a computer in it a couple of
>times. Has anyone had problems with their rig affecting the on-board
>vehicle computer? This is not the on-star or GPS computer, just the run
>which runs the vehicle. I would be mainly going mobile on 6m at around 35
>watts or so on SSB and CW.
>
>73s John AA5JG
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