Me too, with the whole can bus thing, maybe the stray RF is getting into the canbus signal somehow and cuasing all these odd things to happen. Good luck.

 

How many watts are you guys running? Anyone using a linear?

 

I am not using an amp of any kind. The output of my CB (Cobra 75WXST) is 4W.

 

Well after taking it to cb shop and having him crack her open he said I'm close to 25watts. If that's true are not I don't know. I do not have a amp or anything. I have a feeling its a ground issue with the antenna.
If I remeber correctly it worked fine until I grounded my atenna better.

 

There is a chance that by having a "tuned" radio your throwing RF all over the place. Next time you drive down the street transmitting, check to see if your opening any garage doors or setting off alarms Seriously, a poorly "tuned" radio can cause interferance on TV channels, emergency frequencies, and am/fm radio, to name a few.

One thing I am sure of. I would definately not feel safe wondering if I key the mic at 70mph...are my sway bars gonna disconnect? Turning off the beep is great until...

 

[QUOTE=tjarmstrong;313342]Similar situation. I have a Cobra 75 wired direct to the battery and once in a while while transmitting a random dashboard light will come on accompanied with a chime. The first time it happened I did not notice which light it was. The next time it happened it was the air bag light and one chime Any electrical gurus out there have any ideas?


Similar situation here. I bought a handheld Midland CB for my first JAMBO next week in TENN and I decided to try it for the first time this morning. Press the talk button on channel 9 and the oil light comes on. Press it on channel 1 and the ESP turns off. I'm going to try the figure 8 in the power cord and check the hi/lo power but I guess I could fix it with battery use instead, correct?

Thanks
I'm glad I'm not the only one, thought I was crazy.

Robert

 

Wow I'm going to have to remember this when I hook my CB up. I would really enjoy not having my JK ding at me while driving through trails. If something actually happened I don't think AAA would get me out.

 

that is weird. that was like an OLD Bmw i had if you hit the steering wheel in the right spot the brights would turn on.

 

The radio has probably been clipped, Galaxy's are known splatter boxes its probably bleeding ten channels each way and transmitting 10k wide !!

If you plan on leaving the radio the way it is, lots of grounding might calm things down....

 

I agree with the stray RF, My Galaxy has been tuned and peaked and I have no problems with it causing gremlins. Check all the usual- grounding, antenna/mount, coax, SWR. Badly done Mods can make it all the worse with all the computerized controls though the CAN-BUS it wouldn't take much stray RF to wreak havoc on the whole shebang.