[Mobile-Portable] Hybrids

[Chris Williams W6NOB]

Robert,

I drive a Honda Insight Hybrid as my daily driver and have found that it 
generates a fairly broadband digital noise that seems to get into my 
tri-band handheld mostly on UHF. It is only a problem when the handi is in 
close proximity to the dashboard, probably the location of the electronics 
generating the noise. Because of this, I don't put it in the otherwise handy 
cupholder, but instead clip it to the sunvisor. As most of this vehicle is 
built of non-ferrous metals and plastic, I have not installed a external 
antenna on it though I'm sure this would isolate the radio from the noise 
source much better than my using the rubber duckie inside the car.

73 de Chris W6NOB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "robert t" <nodak2000 at yahoo.com>
To: <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:03 AM
Subject: [Mobile-Portable] Hybrids


> Does anyone have any experience of knowledge of ham
> operation from any of the hybrids that are becoming
> more numerous and will continue to do so?  I do not
> own one but probably will in the not too distant
> future.  So far I have test driven the:  Toyota Prius,
> Honda Accord, and Ford Escape(SUV).
> Robert N6OI
>
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