More likely you would fry his cars computer and he would be dead in the
water. But with electronics and RFI anything could happen. With my luck
it would be my brakes that locked and I'd be rear ended.?? Steve kb1chu
On 5/6/2019 10:22 AM, Charlie T wrote:
Has anyone considered the liability of running very high power mobile?
What if you're running a KW, and gave a call on 20M. Suddenly, the guys
brakes in the vehicle next to you locked up causing a multiple vehicle
crash?
I realize this is an extremely hypothetical and unlikely case, but these
smart vehicle computer systems can't be all THAT immune to all sorts of RFI.
I know the cruise control my 2000 Dakota would mysteriously jump 5 MPH if I
keyed up with only 25 watts on 222MHz.
It would return to it's previous setting when I un-keyed. VERY
disconcerting eh?
73, Charlie k3ICH
This begs the question: Why KX3s with KPA500s? That is what I use in my
mobile station and it provides about 250W due to the FCC amplifier gain
requirements. I am fine with it, as that is what I have and higher power may
affect the vehicle. I have seen someone post a modification to remove an
attenuator in the amp and recalibrate the power meter, but I would assume
that Elecraft will not be allowed to do that, as the FCC Cert holder.
73,
Mark
W7MLG
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