Air Bags/Ham Radio

[jlynn]

Has anyone had problems with HF Radio deploying air bags? I am in the process of installing a Kenwood TS-570S/G in my 98. 5 and I don't want to find out the hard way!

 

[RonaldLarson]

Howdy! I run an ADI 15/30/60 watt two meter in my truck. No problem in two years, and real happy with my mag mount Nelson antenna.

73's!

Ron

 

[FDziurda]

Air Bags & Ham Radio

Hello Jlynn,



Have had radios installed in my truck since I bought it and have had absolutely no problems.



Running an Icom 706GMKII, 100W on HF (75-40-20-15-10 Meters) and a Yaesu FT-90, 50W on VHF, 35W on UHF.



The greatest thing out our trucks is NO IGNITION NOISE



Regards,



Frank

 

[TowPro]

I have a Yeasu FT-100, with the ATAS-100 antenna. I also have ran several 2m and 440 rigs in the truck with no problems.



Plus the ATAS-100 works great mounted behind the cab on the PS bed rail, its not much taller then a CB antenna, and works 7Mhz-450Mhz with out a tuner, in fact the radio changes the antenna for you!



Now I did have a Ford F-100, running a 10m with about 150 watts, the ground on the antenna mount came off and the dash computer blew up!

Originally posted by jlynn

Has anyone had problems with HF Radio deploying air bags? I am in the process of installing a Kenwood TS-570S/G in my 98. 5 and I don't want to find out the hard way!

 

[Roger Ledbetter]

RFI problems

I have had no RFI problems at all. Running a FT-100 mounted behind the seat with remote head on the center console/armrest. At one time had an ameritron ALS-500 installed and still no problem with 500 watts. Much better than the '95 chev I had before. Make sure your rig has a direct chassis to ground connection as well as a direct DC connection to the battery and you will enjoy.

BTW I have no ignition noise but after installed a BD valve body, I pick up noise fromj the governor solinoid, havn't tried to fix it as the noise blanker takes it all the way out.

'73 Roger K7EZ

 

[RJOL]

HAM Radio

Jerry,



Installed a Kenwood TM-G707A Dual Band about a year ago... No problems with the radio or air bags... I also installed a CB and the only problem I have is that if I turn both radios on, the CB picks up interference from the HAM radio. I think it may have to do with routing the antenna cables down the same channel along the drivers seat. May move one of them if it becomes a real problem...

 

[Ron Bissett]

Originally posted by jlynn

Has anyone had problems with HF Radio deploying air bags? I am in the process of installing a Kenwood TS-570S/G in my 98. 5 and I don't want to find out the hard way!

Don't know about the truck but read of problems with use in trailer steps go out /in fridge cuts out , air cuts out . Look at Irv2 web site for scoop on that. Ron in Louisville ky

 

[jwdeeming]

I run a Yaesu FT-5100, mounted on top of the dash. No airbag or radio issues, but there is something driving me crazy.



Whenever I key up on 440, I can hear what sounds like a relay buzzing under the dash, left of the steering wheel. Nothing else seems out of the ordinary but it's making me nervous. I gotta track that down...



JimD

 

[BK]

I run 50w of Vhf and Uhf, stock CB and FSR, I've had a problem with Tx or RX with either. Radios are happy and the truck is happy.

I run all my radios off of one large straight run from the battery.

A ran a 10 awg wire for + & - from the battery (30a breaker at the battery) to a fuse block under the driver's seat.

I fuse both the + & - power leads each rig.

 

[adiabatic]

I have not heard of airbags getting deployed by two-way radio equipment. But I have worked on an annoying interference problem on 2m. My wife's 98 truck (12-valve, electronic dash) generates an annoying signal at 146. 660 MHz which happens to be our local repeater output frequency.

I finally traced it to the antilock brake module and built a shield for it out of copper-clad board. Now you hear it occasionally instead of constantly.

BTW my 97 truck (12-valve,conventional dash) has never had a problem.