Hello John,
Well, I do not consider our Prius as being slow!
We can get away from the traffic light as quick as all of those around us.
On the highway, my wife has a heavy foot and runs along at 70 to 80 miles an
hour.
I don't consider that slow!
Perhaps you are thinking of some car rather than a Toyota Prius.
We have had it for 3 years and are very pleased with it.
Just thought I would throw that in to the discussion.
Very best 73.
Lowell W8QIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: Mobile Antenna Mount Options
> That's one of those hybrids everyone hates to get anywhere near on the
> highway because they're so slow and that when the battery dies it costs
> about as much as a compact car to replace at close to 10,000. I don't know
> if I'd be quick to put a radio in one of those but then we wouldn't have
> one
> either.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 3:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Mobile Antenna Mount Options
>
>
>> you can still have ham rigs in your new car without a problem, who told =
>> you that you could not do it? my friend in the radio club runs a dual =
>> band mobile at full power, and also aprs from his, with no problems, and
>> =
>> runs it all from the cigarette lighter to boot. no noise eno issues at =
>> all. the computers in the car are designed to tolerate quite a bit of =
>> rf, and having ridden in his car the radio is crystal clear weather on =
>> the mobile or with my ht
>> On Mar 3, 2013, at 5:17 PM, Lowell Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Tom,
>>> Well I know exactly what you are dealing with.
>>> I used a trunk mount on a Grand Prix for several years with very
>>> good=20=
>>
>>> success!
>>> That's the way I would go if I were you.
>>> The placement of the antenna on the side of the trunk lid will keep it =
>> from=20
>>> hitting the top of the car.
>>> We now have a Toyota Prius which does not allow a ham rig at all =
>> because of=20
>>> all the computers: bummer!
>>> But I must say, we sure to like the 50 plus miles to the gallon; I =
>> guess I=20
>>> can't have everything.
>>> 73
>>> Lowell W8QIY
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>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:44 PM
>>> Subject: Mobile Antenna Mount Options
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>=20
>>>> I need to tap into the wisdom of the group here concerning mobile =
>> antenna
>>>> mounts.
>>>>=20
>>>> To set the background, the XYL and I have leased a Subaru Forester =
>> for
>>>> about the last 3 years, and I have been using a magnount antenna =
>> mount for
>>>> the Diamond 770 dual-band antenna that I have used for years with
>>>> our=20=
>>
>>>> family
>>>> vehicles. I bought this particular magmount about 2 years ago, to=20=
>>
>>>> replace
>>>> one that had been failing or at least questionable for quite some =
>> time.=20
>>>> We
>>>> put the magmount in the center of the roof of the car, and try to =
>> thread=20
>>>> the
>>>> feedline as carefully as possible into the back door of the vehicle, =
>> where
>>>> it then goes to a TMV71A underneath the front drivers seat.
>>>>=20
>>>> This set-up has actually worked surprisingly well, but I'm now =
>> having a
>>>> problem with the coax feed line to the current magmount. I have =
>> noticed
>>>> several breaks along the feed line, one or two of which could have =
>> been
>>>> caused by inadvertently closing the back vehicle door on the coax =
>> feed=20
>>>> line.
>>>> Again, I had thought we were avoiding this problem, but maybe not. =
>> Also,
>>>> one or two of the breaks seem to be caused by the outside jacket of =
>> the=20
>>>> feed
>>>> line becoming very brittle and actually splitting.
>>>>=20
>>>> So, I'm now thinking of other possible ways to mount my mobile =
>> antenna.
>>>> Things, of course, are complicated in that we can't drill holes in =
>> the
>>>> leased vehicle.
>>>>=20
>>>> One option I had thought of is a trunk mount, but I'm having trouble
>>>> envisioning how such a mount would work when you open up the trunk =
>> for
>>>> storing groceries and other things. Also, I can't imagine that the=20=
>>
>>>> antenna
>>>> on a trunk mount would work very well anyway, since it is so much =
>> lower=20
>>>> than
>>>> the roof of the vehicle.
>>>>=20
>>>> Has anyone had experience with trunk mounts?
>>>>=20
>>>> If I stick to a magmount, does anyone have a magical formula for =
>> threading
>>>> the feed line from the outside of the vehicle into the car so as to =
>> avoid
>>>> problems with it getting caught in the door
>>>>=20
>>>> ?Is there a better-quality magmount out there that has stronger feed =
>> line
>>>> that might not be as susceptible to breaking or splitting?
>>>>=20
>>>> Obviously, I've got lots of questions here, so any help would be
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>=20
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
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