Jim in Waco WB5OXQ . I am happy to report i made a few contacts on 20 meters tonight with my new installation in the Maverick. Compared to the installation in A Santa Cruz I previously owned the electrical noise in the Ford is much lower. So low you almost don't need the noise blanker. With no signal coming in on the antenna I can barely notice electrical noise from plugs or injectors with the blanker off. Any readable signal completely covers the noise. Thanks Ford for building such a quiet truck. Mobile HF is going to be a real pleasure. I did upon suggestion install 7 clamp on ferrite suppressers on the coax at the antenna end. This is supposed to reduce current on the outside of the cable.
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