Hi Rich.

I suspect that most cars stay quite a bit drier than the average
basement.  For one thing, as soon as you turn either the air conditioner or
the heater on, you dry it out.  There is also the effect of the sun beating
in the window.  And the materials that a car are made of are much as porous
and inclined to transmit moisture than the materials that a basement is
made of.  The only major mode of moisture transmission is what comes in the
doors when you open them and what condensation you get on the windows.

The temperature is another matter, however, and it is hard on radios, no
doubt about it.  I suspect that radios that are installed in cars do
experience a shorter life than those in home installations because of
problems that are caused by temperature extremes.  It sure can do a number
on LCDs...

73, de Lou K2LKK

Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight!



At 02:43 PM 10/29/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi;
>The other question might be how would this radio manage in a nice damp cold
>car?
>Rich

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