Re: [T3] Early FI and HAM Radio

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 17 Jun 00, at 13:31, PAdams@BlackCreekConsult.com wrote:

> I was on a plane Friday night from Cincinnati to Mobile, talking with an
> electrical engineer about my VW fanaticism.  As with most folks, he had a story.
> His story goes that when Fuel Injection first came out on Type 3's in the US he
> was spending a good deal of time riding around with a buddy who was a HAM radio
> operator.  This buddy loved to pull up next to Fuel Injected VW's and key up his
> radio mike.  As the story goes, when the Microphone was keyed up, the Fuel
> injected Fasty or Square would promptly begin to miss, malfunction or simply
> die.

I was there and owned a 68 at that time. I never had any experiences 
like this and never heard of any like it. While I suppose it's 
possible, I think it's unlikely. The ham bands are fairly low 
frequency, thus long wavelength, and are pretty easy to shield 
against.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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