On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 01:14:55 -0400, Buck wrote:

On Tue, 31 May 2005 17:52:10 -0400, C. J. Clegg
wrote:


I have an IC-706 mounted on my Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. The
motorcycle has a dealer-installed CB radio with the CB antenna mounted
in back on the left side of the trunk. I have a 7-foot loaded
vertical for 40 meters mounted to the rear crash bar, only about a
foot to a foot and a half from the CB antenna.

My question is, if I transmit on 40 meters SSB at full power
(nominally 100 watts, actually more like about 70 watts or so), am I
likely to damage the front end of the CB radio? Will it matter if the
CB radio is turned on or off?

I could crank the power on the IC-706 back to as little as 10 watts
but it's going to be hard enough to raise any QSOs with the full 100
watts of power.

On the other hand, the motorcycle CB is big bucks to replace and I'd
be just as happy not to damage it...

Thanks...
If the CB is off, you are likely not to have problems. If it is on,
it is possible. I don't know how likely, tho, as the quality of the
front end may make all the difference.

Personally, at 70 watts PEP on a motocycle, I'd be more concerned with
RF damage to the operator than I would be damage to any other
electronics...
Raymond Sirois KU2S
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