On (06 Nov 96) Kate Hennessy wrote to Bill Cheek...
 KH> I couldn't help but notice the comment you made about, "good equitment
 KH> that happens to be deaf."  My Super Star 3900 in my Toyota 4x4 gets so
 KH> much engine noise that I can't hardly hear anyone, but they can here
 KH> me fine.  So I inherited the name, "The Alligator Station" because my
 KH> radio has all mouth but no ears. :)  Looks like you are the next
 KH> Alligator Station.  Good luck.
Kate, the engine noise isn't necessarily the fault of the equipment.
I had spark plug noise and alternator whine on my scanner, and on my
2 meter ham radio both on receive and transmit. To get rid of it, I
rewire my power line using a good piece of coax. I used the center
conductor for the hot lead, and grounded the shield on both ends of
the coax. Just doing this got rid of 90% of the interference. To get
rid of the rest I bought a filter at Radio Shack. It worked like a
charm. Now both the scanner and the ham gear have a nice, clear
signal on receive, and I have a clear signal when I transmit on two
meters too.
Martin
... Old age: when your knees buckle and your belt doesn't.
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