hello to all that followed me here from the other two threads.
for anyone who just showed up here by chance; here are links to the two prior discussions that led to this thread.
http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-band-cb-radios/29263-what-best-worst-vehicles-run-power.html
http://www.worldwidedx.com/amplifiers/30314-question-about-davemade-amps.html
please read through them in their entirety so that you are all caught up on how and why we got here, and also to avoid restating things that have already been restated after they were already stated. LOL
so, in my car, i have a cb radio going to a linear amplifier going to an antenna that is hard mounted to the roof of the car.
i have been experiencing ground loop problems since i installed the linear, in the form of the engine dying and the vehicle's computer displaying an error message.
the purpose of this thread is to learn about ground loops as they apply to two way radio mobile installs, and to hopefully get my setup working along the way.
we are basically talking about where to run the ground wires for certain pieces of equipment, and what effect the placement of these wires has on the system performance.
in the next post, i will relate what i think i have learned about ground loops so far.
(most of the info about them are for audio gear, and i think there is and will be a great need for understanding these concepts as they relate to two way radio installs in the coming years)
thanks! and read on!
for anyone who just showed up here by chance; here are links to the two prior discussions that led to this thread.
http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-band-cb-radios/29263-what-best-worst-vehicles-run-power.html
http://www.worldwidedx.com/amplifiers/30314-question-about-davemade-amps.html
please read through them in their entirety so that you are all caught up on how and why we got here, and also to avoid restating things that have already been restated after they were already stated. LOL
so, in my car, i have a cb radio going to a linear amplifier going to an antenna that is hard mounted to the roof of the car.
i have been experiencing ground loop problems since i installed the linear, in the form of the engine dying and the vehicle's computer displaying an error message.
the purpose of this thread is to learn about ground loops as they apply to two way radio mobile installs, and to hopefully get my setup working along the way.
we are basically talking about where to run the ground wires for certain pieces of equipment, and what effect the placement of these wires has on the system performance.
in the next post, i will relate what i think i have learned about ground loops so far.
(most of the info about them are for audio gear, and i think there is and will be a great need for understanding these concepts as they relate to two way radio installs in the coming years)
thanks! and read on!