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Old 04-07-2008, 09:47 AM   #2
Andy N1ORK
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Just got a 2006 Prius about a month ago. Bought it used w/38k miles. Nice little car with alot of room inside. No long trips yet, but averaging about 41mpg so far (a little highway mostly around town). Got my IC2200H mounted in slot below display. Ran 12v directly from battery jumping location in front. Using a 2m mag mount for now. The 12v battery is in a compartment next to the rear passenger lights in the trunk. There is another take-off point there if you want to mount your radio in the back and remote your head to the front. Shorter run for HF antenna/tuner. The HV Battery for the electric motor is under the rear seat. You don't want to play with that. Let me know if you want pics and I'll email them to you or post on the site. Oh yeah, no RFI or Whining noises either, but I haven't tried HF yet.
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