We know the real story (problem) here is that those vehicles cannot suppress the RFI they generate. In the range .5 MHz to 1.5 MHz (and other parts of the spectrum) they are individual RFI polluters. AM radios lasting value to the public is information dissemination, not music anymore. Bob Famiglio, K3RF Director - ARRL Atlantic Division 610-359-7300 Serving NNY, WNY, WPA, EPA, SNJ, DE and MD/DC sections www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF <http://www.qrz.com/db/K3RF> From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> On Behalf Of Morine, Bill, N2COP (VD, RK) Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:19 PM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:34644] Seven Former FEMA Administrators say Ford & Tesla Should Not Remove AM Radios Dear ODV Members: I regret this story is behind the Wall Street Journal’s paywall, but seven former FEMA administrators have sent a petition to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg asking that Ford and Tesla not drop AM radio from their electric vehicles. https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicles-need-am-radio-former-emergenc... Among the former FEMA Directors saying access to AM radio in emergencies is critical is ARRL member Craig Fugate, KK4INZ. 73 de Bill Morine Roanoke Division Vice Director
