Field Day

[Alex Fraser]

Earlier this year I towed my 94 Ranger to the scrap yard.  I had it set 
up for mobile ops, particularly Field Day.  I pulled the setup out of 
the old truck before junking it.  I had the 12 volt line running right 
to the bolts on the battery clamps with inline fuses on pos and neg 
wires.  It was a bit awkward, but worked for 15 years.  I now have a 
2008 Ranger and I looked in the engine compartment today for a good hook 
up point.  There is a large pair of wires (1/4 inch or more) running 
from the battery 18 inches to the engine compartment fuse box. They are 
bolted on and it looks like a good place to hook up. About 2~3 inches 
away is a ground bold welded to the chassis.   A concern I have is 
moving the connection away from directly on the battery.  Will RF 
gremlins be encouraged to mess with the trucks systems?  Should I put 
chokes on the #6 wire I'm using?  Should I put a capacitor between pos 
and ground at the trucks fuse box?  I guess going the other way anything 
I do to keep the radio from putting RF into the truck will also work in 
keeping truck generated RF out of my rig, is that true?
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