I installed an Icom 2000 into my Commodore, a 92 VP sedan with a V6 engine,
and everytime I keyed the mike at full TX power the engine would stall,
whether at idle or on the road, very disconcerting!
I cured the problem by re-routing the coaxial cable away from the computer.
VK2KCE

"Nate Bargmann" wrote in message
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: It doesn't take much. Back in the early '90s a group of us were returning
: from a hamfest and I was riding in the back seat of one guy's late '80s
: Ford something or other (Crown Victoria, maybe?). I was using my HT to
: talk to the other car on 2m and the driver noticed that his cruise control
: was gaining speed and when I unkeyed it settled down. Once I figured out
: it was my HT causing it, loads of fun ensued.
:
: If something is sensitive to RF, it probably won't take much to cause it
: to malfunction. The fact is that nobody does RF shielding or protection
: for consumer electronics, so there is no set power limit below which a
: device may not be affected.
:
: - Nate
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: "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds,
: the pessimist fears this is true."