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  • killing cars with RF?

    From KE5MBX@nelson.blaha@gmail.com to alt.ham-radio.hf on Mon Feb 12 15:14:43 2007
    From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.hf

    Hi,
    What's all this business I hear people talking about blasting people's
    car stereos or killing cars altogether with high-power RF? I run 2m,
    10m, and 11m in my jeep and I'd like to sort out the fact from the
    legend and find out what kind of power I can use without risking
    damage to my jeep or cars around me. At what power level is front-end
    overload to a nearby radio likely? At what power level is damage
    likely, and to what componets?

    I am currently using only 50 watts on a 5/8 wave (2m), 25w on a 1/4
    wave (10m), legal 4w on a 1/4 wave (11m)

    Thanks,
    Nelson KE5MBX

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