Tech pages

Mobile electronics tech pages and related links.

 
Aiming your woofer box

 The real story of the bass trap in your trunk...
Alphabet

 Radio operators phonetic alphabet
Article Newspaper  one small article from the newspaper
Books and Magazines

 a list of books and magazines that might help an installer or mobile   electronics hobbyist.
Box Size

 How to figure out how big a box is
Box Strength

 How strong to build your speaker box?
Buying Car Audio

 on the internet
Cars

Automobile information sheets - wire colors, photos, featured installations...
CB Radio

CB Radios are coming back, they are now a viable communications medium.
Cone Area

Loudspeaker Cone area Myths and Truths
Frequencies and wavelength chart chart with sound wavelengths 1/4, 1/2 and 1 wavelength through out the spectrum.
Often overlooked but very important for building serious systems.
Flash The benefits of car audio
Frequency Spectrum radio frequencies and what you can hear.
FS

and how to find your woofers free air resonance
Fuses

Fusing - how and why fuse your electrical goodies
Gain Controls

Setting the gains on your amplifiers - its easy!
Giant Loudspeakers

Big speakers make big sounds
Good Sound

What is good sound 
Ham Radio

Ya gotta know some tech stuff to get your ham license.
Head unit Power

More Lies
Head Rest Video Installation   HOW TO install video monitors in headrests
Car Audio History   History and Trivia about car audio
IMAGING    
I love car audio!

these pictures explain it all!
Internet Resources

Links to cool tech stuff
Installer Mailing List

The World Famous installer mailing list (installers only!)
Installer Test

This is what we use at our store to evaluate installer applicants
Installer Tool List what car audio installers need
Loudness Control

Why is it there?
Mobile Electronic Mailing List

Mobile electronics enthusiasts (general public)
Multi path FM static and picket fencing
Noise ordinances

How to avoid noise ordinances - Loosing our freedoms 
Ohms Law with Chart

The World Famous Ohms Law Chart. Print it and hang it on your wall
Old Alarm history Some neat photos
Poor Car Stereo   A story in the life of a car stereo
Pre Amp   pre amp and output voltage
Proper Grounding

how important is the ground wire?
Radio Spectrum

 

Radio frequencies and where they are
Short wave Radio   fascinating world of worldwide radio
Societies   Audio and automotive associations and societies
Speaker Boxes   Materials, Airtight, Bracing, Dividers? 
Speaker Graphs   test page, I will make this into something soon.
Speaker Impedance Testing   Do it yourself
Speaker specs   speaker specs for the layman. This section will be greatly expanded very soon.
Test Equipment Cool test gear to help our car audio hobby
The Perfect Installer   I like it!
The perfect speaker box is there a such thing as a perfect box?
Tight Bass   uncovering the myth of tight bass...
Transfer Function how your car changes your speakers sounds.
Trunk Rattles   How to fix your rattling panels in your car
Total Crap  -  TSS My opinion of Software specially made for a car audio store
Wattage   How to measure your own wattage
World Finals   Some History of car stereo contests
12 dB/OCTAVE CROSSOVER   DESIGN your own xover CHART
Cat5 vs RCA cables   True story with tests and pictures - don't let marketing bullshit take you in
PARTS Do it yourself installation parts
KITS Dash Kits to mount your new stereo in your car
WIRES Wire harnesses for radios and cars to make your install easier
ANTENNA ADAPTERS Antenna parts for the do it yourselfer
CHANGER ADAPTERS Add a CD Changer to your factory car radio...
AUX ADAPTERS Add a AUX port to your factory car radio...
IPOD ADAPTERS   Everyone has an IPOD!

 

 

ground loop should be avoided at all costs, it makes noise

This is the infamous GROUND LOOP! Avoid it at all costs!
TeamROCS, the first and best internet based car audio team! Click on this link to learn more about the teamROCS craziness! 

 

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Mobile electronics tech pages and related links.

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