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Originally Posted by CL8
[/i] Are they legal where you live? : /
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They're still used in about a zillion off road vehicles all over the US and canada etc, such as snowmobiles, off road motorcycles, many marine engines, construction equipment, and small engines, such as weed whackers, chain saws etc.
Most of these engines specify "resistor" spark plugs which help RF supression..... so resistor plugs sure help if you use solid core wires on the street.
But solid core wires without resistor plugs will broadcast (in my experience) a nice buzzing noise on the AM band for a 50 yard radius or so.
I made a crack about lighting up the police car radio because legality is driven by complaints. If a cop encounters RF interference on their equipment you can bet they'll take a look around for the vintage hot rod and hand out a ticket. No interference means no ticket, even if you have solid wires.
Also, I am not sure if modern police radio equipment is sensitive to RF interference. It is all digitally scrambled these days, I think......