[Phillip Beall]

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All,

A member recently took great umbrage at a news story that I posted because it didn’t have anything to do with ham radio.  If you are similarly offended, please DO NOT READ THE STORY in this post, it has has only a tangential connection to ham radio.

With presentations having been done on the product EMP Shield at a couple of Club meetings, news reports of Chinese balloons and how balloon delivery might be a legitimate way of distributing EMP nuclear weapons, recent training on fox hunting for emitters whether the source be a radio or some other device; discussion of AM and ham radio and how they might be affected by electric cars has been part of the mix.  As a result, even though it has nothing directly to do with ham radio, I thought you might be interested in reading this Wall Street Journal article – Ford Bringing AM Broadcast Radio Back to Electric Vehicles After Safety Concerns. That is a free link that some WSJ articles provide their subscribers so that the story may be shared.

From the article “Car companies said the motors on those vehicles have electromagnetic frequencies that interfere with AM radio signals. As EV motors have grown more powerful, so too has AM static on the radio in the vehicle.” and “The frequencies involved in AM radio tend to be directly affected by the electromagnetic noise in EV propulsion systems,” Ford said last year.”  This causes me to wonder just how much trouble they may create for us and our hobby?  Does anyone know anyone operating these vehicles that are hams?  I know the Penry’s have owned 2-3 of them, but I don’t know if they operated radios from them.

Anyway, the whole topic is of interest to me and so I thought some of you might also find it interesting.

Enjoy,

Phillip

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