RFI - HAM Radio install
Just to add an update.
I went to Sedona and talked to North Dakota on 20M and while transmitting at 100W my sway bar light came back on... I dropped the power down to 60W (I think it was) or 70W.. and for the most part the RFI was gone. So although I thought my RFI at 100W was gone it's not. I was taking for several minutes before the sway bar light said hi ....... at 75mph.... so of course thinking is this going to disconnect or is it just lighting up, I reduced power... ended at 50W to finish the QSO and did a few more...
I plan to connect the body to the frame in more places and maybe even change the location of the HF-Ham antenna. this would require a mod to the stock bumper... no biggie... just not a high priority right now. 50W is doable for now.
I also want to do 5-6 loops through the bead vs the current 3 loops.
finally although the RFI is not gone it is better then day one.
isn't this HAM stuff fun.....

the war continues...
I went to Sedona and talked to North Dakota on 20M and while transmitting at 100W my sway bar light came back on... I dropped the power down to 60W (I think it was) or 70W.. and for the most part the RFI was gone. So although I thought my RFI at 100W was gone it's not. I was taking for several minutes before the sway bar light said hi ....... at 75mph.... so of course thinking is this going to disconnect or is it just lighting up, I reduced power... ended at 50W to finish the QSO and did a few more...
I plan to connect the body to the frame in more places and maybe even change the location of the HF-Ham antenna. this would require a mod to the stock bumper... no biggie... just not a high priority right now. 50W is doable for now.
I also want to do 5-6 loops through the bead vs the current 3 loops.
finally although the RFI is not gone it is better then day one.
isn't this HAM stuff fun.....

the war continues...

Update on my RFI.
20M looks to be fixed, added 4 more bonding straps, one bond strap on the rear left-just below tailgate (now there is one on each side in the rear), one on the left panel (just below driver door), and I ran another one next to the OEM strap from the engine to the frame, the OEM strap you can see through - what a joke IMO, and then one more bonding the tailgate on the hinge side (this makes two starps bonding the taligate on the hinge side). and I also found a made connector fitting...
, which I am sure wasn't helping anything.
100W No RFI, 20M hamstick
A good day to test this out.. there's a contest.
5 contacts.
France, Portugal, first time for both, so a plus
2 Calf stations, 1-Minn, 1-MA
things are looking better for 20M in the Jeep...
20M looks to be fixed, added 4 more bonding straps, one bond strap on the rear left-just below tailgate (now there is one on each side in the rear), one on the left panel (just below driver door), and I ran another one next to the OEM strap from the engine to the frame, the OEM strap you can see through - what a joke IMO, and then one more bonding the tailgate on the hinge side (this makes two starps bonding the taligate on the hinge side). and I also found a made connector fitting...
, which I am sure wasn't helping anything.100W No RFI, 20M hamstick
A good day to test this out.. there's a contest.

5 contacts.
France, Portugal, first time for both, so a plus
2 Calf stations, 1-Minn, 1-MA
things are looking better for 20M in the Jeep...
Update on my RFI.
20M looks to be fixed, added 4 more bonding straps, one bond strap on the rear left-just below tailgate (now there is one on each side in the rear), one on the left panel (just below driver door), and I ran another one next to the OEM strap from the engine to the frame, the OEM strap you can see through - what a joke IMO, and then one more bonding the tailgate on the hinge side (this makes two starps bonding the taligate on the hinge side). and I also found a made connector fitting...
, which I am sure wasn't helping anything.
100W No RFI, 20M hamstick
A good day to test this out.. there's a contest.
5 contacts.
France, Portugal, first time for both, so a plus
2 Calf stations, 1-Minn, 1-MA
things are looking better for 20M in the Jeep...

20M looks to be fixed, added 4 more bonding straps, one bond strap on the rear left-just below tailgate (now there is one on each side in the rear), one on the left panel (just below driver door), and I ran another one next to the OEM strap from the engine to the frame, the OEM strap you can see through - what a joke IMO, and then one more bonding the tailgate on the hinge side (this makes two starps bonding the taligate on the hinge side). and I also found a made connector fitting...
, which I am sure wasn't helping anything.100W No RFI, 20M hamstick
A good day to test this out.. there's a contest.

5 contacts.
France, Portugal, first time for both, so a plus
2 Calf stations, 1-Minn, 1-MA
things are looking better for 20M in the Jeep...



